MULTIDIMENSIONAL PARADIGM OF MAQASID SHARIA IN THE BOOK OF “NAHWA TAF'ILI MAQASHID SHARIA” BY JAMALUDDIN ATHIYYAH

Abstract

This study aims to describe the concept of maqashid syariah formulated by Jamaluddin Athiyyah, especially as presented in his book Nahwa Taf'ili Maqashid Syariah. Athiyyah’s concept is unique because it divides maqashid sharia into four practical areas of life. This research combines descriptive analysis with a literature review. The primary data was collected from the book by Athiyyah, and the secondary data included books and literature from academic journals that are relevant to the research topic. Research findings indicate that Athiyyah's maqashid sharia carries a strong human spirit, which later becomes Athiyyah's rationality in developing maqashid sharia from five to twenty-four and summarized in four different dimensions: individual, family, public sphere, and humanity. The Athiyyah concept facilitates the application of maqashid sharia as a method of legal research or legal istinbath, thus can be used as a philosophical foundation (ideal norm) to analyze whether a draft law is in accordance with the objectives of Islamic law. Theoretically, this study calls for a more systematic and practical study of Athiyyah's ideas, so as to enrich the progressive and objective paradigm of Islamic law. It is recommended for Islamic law researchers to use this paradigm in empi-rical studies, both for enriching insights and for a test tool to what extent the effectiveness and objectivity of this theory is in the context of legal studies in Indonesia.