A Hermeneutic Approach in the Study of Islamic Law.

Abstract

Hermeneutics is an approach that is used to analyze a text. Currently, hermeneutics is widely used in the study of texts in almost all fields of science, among others: philosophy, arts, literature, history, law, and others, including the study of Islamic law. One characteristic of Islamic law is its position in area of idealism and positivism. It is idealist because Islamic law which is sourced from Allah Swt. and stated by positivism within certain limits, Islamic law is always up to date. Hermeneutics is a scientific approach which originated in the West so that it has its own characteristics. Due to those historical roots and different characteristics, if hermeneutics is used in the study of Islamic law, some problems will be encountered.