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  • Essay / The concept of abrogation - 604

    The literal meaning of abrogation is the removal or transfer of something, but its technical meaning is an abrogation or lifting (raf') of a religious regulation by a another religious regulation of a later era, this involving direct orders. and preventions or prohibitions. Repeal can be achieved by following Islamic sources; it can come from a Quranic statement, a hadith statement and the statement of Ijma, but Ijma cannot abrogate the text and abrogation is not permitted by analogy, and this analogy does not nor can it be abrogated by another analogy. The legitimacy of the abrogation has been confirmed by the Holy Quran, Allah (SWT) has said in Surah Al-Baqarah 106: “We do not abrogate any verse or verse except that we bring or replace it with a better one or a parallel. ". The text abrogating the Quran or Hadith is called Naasikh, while the revoked rule is called Mansuukh. Despite some disagreements among Islamic jurists, regarding the concept of abrogation in terms of details, the four Sunni mad'habs are unanimously in agreement. and accept the principle of repeal. To further discuss researchers' views regarding this concept, we can distinguish it into two. The first concerns the opinions of non-Muslim scholars and the second concerns the opinions of Muslim scholars. Looking at the opinions of non-Muslim scholars, Christians and Jews initially denied acceptance of the concept of abrogation according to Al-Sarakhsi and Dr. Sheikh Wahbah Al-Zuhaili. The second view is that of Muslim scholars regarding this doctrine, as I mentioned earlier, most Islamic jurists, including imams of four Sunni schools, have no doubt about the existence of abrogation of Sharia law, nevertheless some ancient and modern Muslim scholars, particularly scholars who Some experts in interpretation of the Quran have attempted to make some exceptions or deny this concept. One of these scholars is Abu Muslim Al-Asfahaani who lived in the 4th century, he allowed the abrogation, but he forbade it to be used as evidence, some Muslim scholars believe he was one of the scholars of Muctasila and what he disagreed with was the pronunciation and How to name this doctrine, he named the abrogation Takhsiis. There are four types of repeal in terms of legal decision. The Koran abrogates by the Koran, the Sunnah abrogates by the Sunnah. The Quran abrogates by the Sunnah and the Sunnah abrogates by the Quran. For example, the Quran abrogating the Quran. Allah said in Surah Al-Baqarah 234. Most of