A Critique of the Theory of Abrogation

Dr. Jasser Auda, "A Critique of the Theory of Abrogation"
English | ISBN: 086037730X | 2019 | 160 pages | PDF | 4 MB
A typical definition of abrogation found in the Jurisprudence literature is: ‘The (heavenly) replacement of one juridical ruling with a later ruling.’

This book surveys the subject of abrogation (Naskh) in the Qur’an, Hadith and Islamic literature, illustrating that the concept of abrogation was introduced after the Prophetic era in order to explain certain verses of the Qur’an and what has come to be termed as "conflicting Prophetic narrations" (
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