2.3 Founders of schools of jurisprudence

• The schools of jurisprudence and why they arose
• Factors that contributed to the development of the schools
• An Nu'man ibn Thabit (Abu Hanifa) and the Hanafi school
• Malik bin Anas and the Maliki school
• Muhammad bin Idris Shafii and the Shafii school
• Ahmad bin Hanbal and the Hanbali school
• Jaafar As-Swadiq and the Jafari school
• Contributions of the founders of the schools to fiqh
• Applying the rulings of the schools in day-to-day life

• examine the factors that contributed to the development of the schools of Islamic jurisprudence
• survey the contributions of the founders of the schools of jurisprudence to fiqh
• apply the legal rulings of the schools of jurisprudence in day-to-day life
• acknowledge the contributions of the schools of jurisprudence to fiqh

“What are the benefits of the schools of jurisprudence?”

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1. The schools of jurisprudence and why they arose
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   Introduce what a school of jurisprudence is and how the main schools arose.
2. Factors that contributed to the development of the schools
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   Explain the factors that led to the growth of the schools of jurisprudence.
3. Imam Abu Hanifa and the Hanafi school
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Study An Nu'man ibn Thabit (Abu Hanifa) and the Hanafi school.
4. Imam Malik bin Anas and the Maliki school
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Study Malik bin Anas, Al-Muwatta and the Maliki school.
5. Imam Muhammad bin Idris Shafii and the Shafii school
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Study Imam Shafii, Ar-Risala and the principles of usul al-fiqh.
6. Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal and the Hanbali school
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Study Ahmad bin Hanbal, the Musnad and the Hanbali school.
7. Imam Jaafar As-Swadiq and the Jafari school
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Study Jaafar As-Swadiq and the Jafari school of jurisprudence.
8. Contributions of the founders to fiqh
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Summarise the contributions of the founders of the schools to fiqh.
9. Applying the rulings of the schools in day-to-day life
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Show how the rulings of the schools guide daily Muslim life and how to respect differences.
10. The benefits of the schools of jurisprudence
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explain the benefits of the schools and answer the key inquiry question.