Fundamental Dominance Issues in Ibn Qudama's Rawḍat al-Nāẓir: An Investigation

Abstract

The aim of this study is to introduce Ibn Qudama and offer a descriptive account of dominance, its regulations, dimensions and methods in addressing the fundamental dominance issues collected form his book Rawdhat An-Nadher. This research comes in an introduction, two sections, a conclusion and appendices. The introduction defines the notion of dominance and its regulations along with Imam Ibn Qudma's approach. The first section presents a brief translation about Imam Ibn Qudamah and his book Rawdhat An-Nadher. The second section discusses the fundamental issues of dominance mentioned in the book. The study concluded with some important findings listed hereafter. It was revealed that Ibn Qudama enjoyed a high status as an eminent scholar of Islamic jurisprudence with instrumental-relevant knowledge and opinion. He viewed dominance as contradiction to Islamic law and Arabic Language and in being at loggerhead with common established norms of people, as well as deciding on either of two possibilities without providing a probable certain evidence