A distinct category of maslaha or human needs that refers to things and activities that refines and embellish people's lives....

Arabic (مصلحة عامة) for public good or public benefit or public interest. According to shari'ah, all economic activities should take...

Arabic (مصلحة) for a juristic device that is usually used to promote public interest/ benefit/ welfare and prevent or repel...

Arabic (مصلحة مرسلة) for unregulated/ unattested public interest (maslahah a'ammah) for which there is no textual authority/ reference (source of...

Arabic (مقاصد الشريعة) for the higher purposes of Islamic shari'ah or simply for objectives of shari'ah. Maqasid al-shari'ah constitute the...

One of the categories of maslaha or human needs that corresponds to basic necessities of life, including food, shelter, clothes,...

A distinct category of maslaha or human needs that refers to things and activities that refine and embellish people's lives....

A distinct category of maslahah or human needs that comprises all things and activities that are not key to the...