Asili ya Fiqh na jinsi ilivyoanza
The origins of Fiqh and how it arose
Fiqh ilianza pamoja na kushuka kwa Wahyi (ufunuo wa kimungu), kwani Wahyi (kupitia Jibril (as)) ulikuwa ukishuka kwa Mtume wa Allah Muhammad ﷺ, ukimfikishia mawazo na Hukmu za Uislamu katika mfumo wa Qur'ani au Hadithi. Kisha Mtume ﷺ alikuwa akawafikishia watu waliomzunguka hayo, nao Waislamu walikuwa wakifuata na kujifunga na yale aliyokuja nayo Wahyi huo, kuhusu Aqaa'id (itikadi) na Ahkaam (hukumu). Hii ni kwa sababu Qur'ani Tukufu na Hadithi ya Mtume ﷺ viliteremshwa kwa lugha ambayo Waarabu walikuwa mahiri nayo na kuielewa. Hasa sana, walikuwa na ufahamu wazi wa maana na mawazo ambayo Alfaazh (maneno na usemi) ya vitu hivi viwili yalikuwa yakielekeza, yakiashiria na kueleza. Alfaazh (maneno) ya baadhi ya Aayaat hizi na Ahaadeeth huashiria maana moja tu, na hueleweka bila ugumu, kama vile Aayah
Fiqh arose with the descent of the Wahi (divinely revealed inspiration) as the Wahi (through Jibreel (as)) used to descend upon the Messenger of Allah Muhammad (saw) conveying to him the thoughts and Ahkaam of Islaam in the form of the Qur’aan or the Hadeeth. Then the Messenger (saw) would convey that to the people around him and the Muslims would adhere and commit themselves to what this Wahi came with, in respect to Aqaa’id (beliefs) and Ahkaam (rulings). This is because the Qur’aan Al-Kareem and the Prophetic Hadeeth were revealed in the language that the Arabs had excelled in and understood. In particular they had a clear understanding of the meanings and thoughts that the Alfaazh (worded expression) of these two guided to, indicated and expressed. The Alfaazh (wordings) of some of these Aayaat and Ahaadeeth indicate one single meaning and are understood without difficulty like the Aayah