Bab Satu
Chapter One
Definisi Ilmu Ushul al-Fiqh, objek kajiannya, tujuannya, dan awal mulanya.
The definition of the ‘Ilm of Usool ul-Fiqh, its subject area, its objective and its beginning.
1) Makna Usul dan makna Fiqh serta makna ungkapan Usul al-Fiqh ketika kedua kata tersebut digabungkan (Murakkab). Bidang kajiannya dan tujuannya.
1) The meaning of Usool and the meaning of Fiqh and the meaning of the expression Usool ul-Fiqh when the two words are combined (Murakkab). Its subject area and its objective.
2) Perbedaan antara Ushul al-Fiqh dan Fiqh, serta antara keduanya dengan Al-Qawa'id Al-Fiqhiyyah (kaidah-kaidah fiqh).
2) The difference between Usool ul-Fiqh and Fiqh and between it and Al-Qawaa’id Al-Fiqhiyah (Fiqhi principles).
3) Sejarah Ilmu Ushul al-Fiqh, orang pertama yang mencatat dan menuliskannya, serta Asy-Syafi'i. Ilmu Ushul al-Fiqh setelah Asy-Syafi'i dan Ushul al-Fiqh setelah Madzhab-Madzhab Fiqih.
3) The history of the ‘Ilm of Usool ul-Fiqh, the first to record it and put it down in writing and Ash-Shaafi’iy. The ‘Ilm of Usool ul-Fiqh after Ash-Shaafi’iy and Usool ul-Fiqh after the Madhaahib Al-Fiqhiyah (Schools of Fiqh).
4) Tarīqah (metode) para Mutakallimīn dan tarīqah para Fuqahā serta tulisan-tulisan paling penting dari masing-masing mereka.
4) The Tareeqah (method) of the Mutakallimeen and the Tareeqah of the Fuqahaa and the most significant or important writings of each of them.