Jamal al-Din Atiya's stance on the Five Necessities.

Abstract

The knowledge of the objectives of Islamic jurisprudence is essential for the jurist, the mufti, and the scholar. Many jurists have considered it a prerequisite among the conditions of ijtihad. As is well known, the noble Islamic Sharia is built upon the consideration of the interests of the worshipers in both the immediate and distant future. Scholars of Islamic jurisprudence have classified the legal objectives according to their necessity into essential, improvement-oriented, and circumstantial objectives. The essential objectives hold the highest rank and are necessary and imperative for every community and nation, regardless of their beliefs and legal systems.

Jamal al-Din Atiya is regarded as one of the leading figures in the field of Islamic jurisprudential objectives. This is not surprising, as he was a proponent of their activation and accorded great attention to the essential objectives