College of Shari'ah

The attached document presents a research and methodological roadmap for graduate programs in The Department of Usul al-Fiqh at the College of Sharia, Qassim University. The document “Scientific Research Priorities” reviews the department's strategic directions for guiding the output of researchers and graduate students to serve science and society..

Overview of the document and its purpose

The document is a formal academic paper outlining the criteria and areas that the Usul al-Fiqh department prioritizes at the current stage.. The document primarily aims to Update of the Usul Lesson and moved it from the realm of abstract theories to the space of contemporary practical application. It also seeks to connect the foundational scientific heritage with the changing reality, and to ensure that scientific research is an effective means of solving emerging legal and social problems, while preserving the scientific identity of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and highlighting the role of its scholars..

The most important axes covered by the document

The scientific themes focused on in the document can be summarized in the following points:

• Renewal and Methodology Research into ways to renew Usuli and Maqasidi thought to facilitate its understanding and application, with a study of terminology and methodological issues, past and present.
• Download and apply: Activating the principles of Usul al-Fiqh and jurisprudence in “newly emerged fiqh issues” and contemporary issues in the fields of medicine, law, and society.
• Heritage Investigation Caring for original manuscripts and editing the opinions of scholars, especially scholars from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Cognitive Integration Encouraging scholarship student research to achieve scientific exchange between the Kingdom and other countries.
• Critical development: Focus on analytical and critical studies that contribute to solving scientific problems and developing researchers' skills.

Target audience

This document directly targets Graduate students (Master's and PhD) at Qassim University, where you work as their advisor in choosing their scientific research topics. It also targets Faculty and researchers In the section of Usul al-Fiqh to direct their research efforts towards priority issues. And more broadly, these priorities serve Legal and Legislative Institutions Which benefits from solutions and jurisprudential efforts related to contemporary issues.