The tradition of publishing works on science “Usul al-Fiqh” (the Fundamentals of Islamic Law) in Kazan

Abstract

This paper reviews the works and essays devoted to the fundamentals of Islamic Law (usul al-fiqh) in general, and those published in Kazan in pre-revolutionary times, in particular. Among the works discussed, the overwhelming majority are the works of Hanafi authors. The paper considers the publications of foreign theologians who mainly lived in Central Asia together with the works of domestic theologians of the 18 th -20 th centuries. All works were published in Arabic. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that, firstly, the problems of the foundations of Islamic Law have not been sufficiently studied in modern domestic literature. Until now, in Muslim educational institutions there is no worthy textbook in Russian on usul al-fiqh. Secondly, we believe that our study will be the first review of all the works published in Kazan once devoted to the problems of the foundations of Islamic law. The results of this study can be used for the further revival of Russian theology by editing and publishing the works of Tatar theologians mentioned in this article.