The General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars in Saudi Arabia has dismissed the call for the establishment of a new Islamic jurisprudence as lacking objectivity and realism. The statement added that existing Islamic jurisprudence, with its various schools and jurisprudences, addresses the requirements of modern life and combines them with Islamic law, which is highlighted by scientific bodies and academies. The benefits of collaborative ijtihad practices are also present, which demonstrate the positive interaction between these academic institutions and society’s cognitive, social, and economic developments. Saleh Al-Maghamisi, a Saudi Islamic preacher, suggested the necessity of establishing a new Islamic school, while Turki Al-Hamad, a Saudi academic, stated that Muslims need not create new jurisprudence schools, but instead critique the heritage accumulated over time systematically. According to Al-Hamad, this heritage has become a burden on Muslims in various aspects, and increasing its religious load is unnecessary.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — The General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia said that the call for the establishment of a new Islamic jurisprudence “lacks objectivity and realism.”
And according to what was published by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), on Monday, the General Secretariat added, in a statement, that “Islamic jurisprudence, with its considered jurisprudential schools, and its various jurisprudences, responds to all the demands of modern life, and reconciles its needs with Islamic law, which is evidenced by scientific bodies and academies.” jurisprudence, which practices collective ijtihad.
And she continued, “One of God’s blessings to Muslims at this time is the facilitation of collective diligence through these bodies and academies, which interact positively with the needs of society and its cognitive, social and economic developments, and the hundreds of decisions issued by these synodal institutions in various fields are clear proof of that.”
It is noteworthy that the Saudi Islamic preacher, Saleh Al-Maghamisi, the former imam and preacher of the Quba Mosque in the Kingdom, said, “It is necessary to establish a new Islamic school,” pointing out that “Islamic jurisprudence is a human industry.”
For his part, the Saudi academic Turki Al-Hamad said, “Muslims do not need new jurisprudence schools, but rather to criticize the heritage accumulated over the ages in a systematic way.”
The Saudi academic stated, via Twitter, that “this heritage has become a burden on Muslims in many aspects, and that today we do not need to increase the heritage load of religion.”
In conclusion, the General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has dismissed the recent calls for the establishment of a new Islamic jurisprudence as lacking objectivity and realism. The statement emphasized that the current jurisprudential schools and various jurisprudences respond to all the demands of modern life and reconcile its needs with Islamic law. Islamic jurisprudence is demonstrated by scientific bodies and academies that practice collective ijtihad, facilitating collective diligence through these bodies, and interacting positively with the needs of society and its developments. While some scholars may advocate for a new Islamic school, others argue that Muslims do not require new jurisprudence schools but rather critical analysis of the heritage accumulated over the ages. It is a delicate matter that requires further discussion and deliberation within the Islamic world.