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Farida Zuzu’s article uses uṣūl al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence) and fiqh curricula such as fiqh of transactions (fiqh al-muʿāmalāt), contemporary fiqh (fiqh al-muʿāṣir), and comparative fiqh (fiqh al-muqārin), to demonstrate creative thinking in academic fiqh curricula. These disciplines are chosen as case examples because they reflect the scientific method of the interactive process between reason and divine revelation in deriving Shariʿah rulings. The study discusses: traditional means of teaching and creative thinking, a discourse towards a new methodology of effective teaching, levels of creative thinking in the educational process, and creative examples in the calls for renewal of uṣūl al-fiqh curricula. It concludes that the study should be taken into consideration when teaching the Sharʿiah sciences, and that the Shari’ah sciences should serve as directives for Muslims in both worldly and religious affairs.
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