The Methodology of Qadi ʿIyad in His Tanbihat on the Mudawwana Through His Book (al-Tanbihat al-Mustanbatah ʿala Kutub al-Mudawwana wa’l-Mukhtalita)

Abstract

This research examines the methodology of Qadi Iyad in his Tanbihat on the Mudawwana, one of his most important works, which reveals his approach to dealing with narrations, scholarly opinions, and issues addressed in Maliki jurisprudence and, on certain occasions, in other schools of Islamic law. The study aims to shed light on these observations and identify the principles upon which Qadi Iyad relied in explaining, directing, and discussing legal issues.

The research adopts the inductive method to collect the relevant scholarly material, the analytical method to study Qadi Iyad’s observations, and the comparative method whenever it is necessary to weigh and compare different opinions. It seeks to highlight the main features of Qadi Iyad’s jurisprudential and legal-theoretical methodology, his verification of narrations and chains of transmission, and his explanation and precise determination of terminology and expressions.