Islamic Epistemology and Its Relations to Scientific Method in Islamic Law of Evidence
Mohd Faisal Mohamed1, Lukman Abdul Mutalib2, Mualimin Mochammad Sahid3, Ahmad Syukran Baharudin4, Wan Abdul Fattah Wan Ismail5, Abd Hamid Abd Murad6, Kamarul Arifin Wafa7
1Mohd Faisal Mohamed, faculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
2Lukman Abdul Mutalib, faculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
3Mualimin Mochammad Sahid, faculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
4Ahmad Syukran Baharudin, faculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
5Wan Abdul Fattah Wan Ismail, faculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
6Abd Hamid Abd Murad, faculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
7Kamarul Arifin Wafa, Kamarul Arifin Wafa&Associates, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 16 August 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 22 August 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 September 2019. | PP: 4350-4352 | Volume-8 Issue-3 September 2019 | Retrieval Number: C5502098319/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.C5502.098319
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Abstract: Islam as a comprehensive religion has put forth the idea regarding epistemology in its own framework. The discourse of sources of knowledge is a part of epistemology scope. Islam recognized four sources of knowledge consist of revelation, intuition/inspiration, rational and empirical method. The last (empirical method) relates closely to the scientific method which is a method of investigation in which a problem is first identified, and observations, experiments, or other relevant data are then used to construct or test hypotheses that purport to solve it. In Islamic law, circumstantial evidence is a kind of evidence which is applied and accepted in Islamic court proceeding despite some jurist did not strongly emphasize its reliability compare to confession and testimony of witnesses. This writing aims at putting forward the importance of circumstantial evidence in Islamic law through an epistemological perspective that has to do closely with the scientific method. This is the way how Islam appreciates and avails of the development of science and technology for enhancing justice as the main principle in Islamic law.
Index Terms: Islamic Epistemology, Scientific Method, Islamic Law of Evidence
Scope of the Article: Industrial, Financial and Scientific Applications of All Kind