Ash‘arī’s Disagreement with Shafi‘ī Over Islamic Legal Methodology

In addition to being an Ash‘arite theologian Ashh’ari was also a theoretician of us？l al-fiqh. Although there are different evaluations of Ash‘ari's fiqh identity in biographical studies, it is necessary to say that the Shafi'？ school has embraced him strongly. However, Ash‘ar？ has his own authentic views in us？l al-fiqh without being connected to any sect. Some of the views defended by Ash‘ar？ in us？l al-fiqh differ from the views of Shafi‘？. This study deals with Ash‘ar？’s opposition to Shafi’i and the established views of Shafi‘？ sect and the results of this opposition. Given the fact that Ash‘ar？ and Shafi‘？ represent an eclectic structure in the historical process, it is certain that Ash’ari’s opposition to Shafi‘？ has caused an intellectual dynamism in Shafi‘？ sect. This study in which we aim to reveal the effect of this dynamism stemming from Ash‘ar？/Ash’arism on the development of Shafi's us？l al-fiqh points to the differentiation and change in the us？l al-fiqh