![]() Appropriate legal responses to situations in the modern world cannot be found by delving deeper and deeper into the meaning of a word. ![]() He claimed that the discipline of usul al-fiqh had reached its limits and become over-burdened with methodological technicalities. Ibn Ashur intended his work to be relevant for the modern world. His work on the ultimate purposes of Shari'a represented an attempt to revive the maqasid theory of Shatibi and an effort to renew Islamic legal theory. Responding to modern challenges to Islamic traditions, Ibn Ashur called for substantive reforms in Islamic education. His references to the great works of law are respectful, but he does not hesitate to point out shortcomings. He positioned himself as a bridge between the classical Islamic legal heritage and the needs of a modern world. Influenced by a visit to Tunisia by Muhammad Abduh, Ibn Ashur combined knowledge of the classics with a desire to revive Islamic civilization. He responded by stating "Prescribed for you is fasting", and announced on the radio, "God has spoken the truth and Bourguiba has spoken falsehood." He was, as a result, dismissed from his post. He is famous for rejecting Habib Bourguiba's (president of Tunisia) request for a fatwa to justify abandoning the fast of the month of Ramadan because it harmed productivity. His masterpiece is the Maqasid al-Shari'ah al-Islamiyyah, the Intents, or Higher Goals of Islamic Law, published in 1946. ![]() He was a teacher at Zaytuna all his life. ![]() When he entered Zaytuna, care was made to provide him the best teachers. The family had shown dedication to the pursuit of knowledge for generations. Muhammad al-Tahir ibn Ashur was born in Tunis in 1879 to an affluent family and died in 1973 at age 94. ![]()
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