Sura ya Kwanza
Chapter One
Ufafanuzi wa 'Ilm ya Usūl al-Fiqh, eneo lake la somo, lengo lake na mwanzo wake.
The definition of the ‘Ilm of Usool ul-Fiqh, its subject area, its objective and its beginning.
1) Maana ya Usul na maana ya Fiqh, na maana ya usemi Usul ul-Fiqh wakati maneno hayo mawili yanapounganishwa (Murakkab). Eneo lake la mada na lengo lake.
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) Tofauti kati ya Usūl al-Fiqh na Fiqh, na tofauti kati yake na Al-Qawāʿid Al-Fiqhiyyah (kanuni za kifiqhi).
2) The difference between Usool ul-Fiqh and Fiqh and between it and Al-Qawaa’id Al-Fiqhiyah (Fiqhi principles).
3) Historia ya Ilmu ya Usūl ul-Fiqh, mtu wa kwanza kuirekodi na kuiandika kwa maandishi, na Ash-Shāfi‘iy. Ilmu ya Usūl ul-Fiqh baada ya Ash-Shāfi‘iy, na Usūl ul-Fiqh baada ya Madhāhib Al-Fiqhiyyah (Madhehebu za Fiqhi).
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) Tareeqah (njia) ya Mutakallimeen na Tareeqah ya Fuqahaa, pamoja na maandiko muhimu zaidi ya kila mmoja wao.
4) The Tareeqah (method) of the Mutakallimeen and the Tareeqah of the Fuqahaa and the most significant or important writings of each of them.