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Maslahah (lit. Matter, affair, benefit, interest) Public interest. Maslaha is the basic principle of Maliki method of istislah. Fourteenth century jurist Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi defined it as the primary objective of Shari‘ah. According to him, maslaha relates to the five basic needs that the law aims to protect: life, faith, reason, property, family |
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Maslahah (plural: masaalih). Considerations of public interest. It is generally held that the principal objective of the Sharee`ah and all its commandments is to realize the genuine maslahah or benefit of the people |