فتویٰ اور فتاویٰ الکاملیہ کاتعارف واہمیت

Introduction and Importance of Fatwa and Fatawa Al-Kamiliya

Abstract

The grand system of Islam has foundations in Qur’an and Sunnah of Hazrat Muhammad Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him. Though the system is perfect, comprehensive, and covers all spheres of life, yet it has opened doors for Ijtihad. Ijtihad brings dynamism and movement in the construction of Islamic knowledge and its legal matters. The capacity of Ijtihad was used by the Companions May Allah be pleased with them and the people followed them and is still practiced by Muslim jurists and scholars for sorting out rationally the contemporary challenges. The practice of Ijtihad has given an immense treasure of knowledge in the form of Islamic Jurisprudence, Fiqah which is in cognizance with the human spiritual, psychological, moral and all other needs keeping in view the barriers of time and space. A religious decree Fatwa is the most contributing practice adds to Fiqah. The collection of Fatwa is called as Fatawa.