Usul al-fiqh bo‘yicha inglizcha tilda turli kitoblar mavjud, biroq ularni ko‘rib chiqqach, ko‘pchiligi o‘quvchining oddiy kitobxoni uchun emas, balki ilmiy maqsadlar uchun yozilganligi ayon bo‘ladi. Shu jihatdan Abu Tariq Hilol tomonidan yozilgan „Studies in Usul al-Fiqh“ nomli ajoyib kitob alohida o‘rin egallaydi. U o‘rtacha o‘quvchi tushunishi mumkin bo‘lgan aniq va sodda uslubda yozilgan.

Various books on Usul al-Fiqh are available in English, however after reviewing them it becomes clear that most are written for academic purposes rather than for the normal reader. In this regard the excellent book written by Abu Tariq Hilal entitled „Studies in Usul al-Fiqh‟ stands out. It was written in a clear simple style understandable to the average reader.

Men kitobni qayta tartibga soldim, shunda hukmning aniq manbalari ulamolar orasida ixtilof bo‘lgan manbalardan oldin muhokama qilinadi. Qur’on, qiyos, ijtihod va taqlid haqidagi boblar asl nusxada qisqa edi. Men ularni kengaytirdim, ba’zi hollarda esa talab qilingan joylarda matnni qayta yozdim. Shubha va skeptitsizm davrida ayrim ta’riflar va hadislar uchun matniy dalillar hamda zarur havolalarni qo‘shish zarur deb bildim. Bu tahrirlangan nashrni asl nusxadan ajratish uchun unga sodda asl nusxaga mos yangi sarlavha berildi.

I have slightly restructured the book so that the definitive sources of law are discussed before those upon which there is disagreement amongst the scholars. The chapters on the Quran, Qiyas, Ijtihad and Taqleed were brief in the original. I have added to these and in some cases rewritten sections where elaboration was required. In this age of doubt and scepticism I felt it necessary to add some textual evidences and much needed references for some definitions and Ahadith. To distinguish this amended version from the original a new title has been given that keeps to the simplicity of the original.

Ravshanki, Abu Tariq asl matnda Shayx Taqiyuddin an-Nabhoniyning (roziyallohu anhu) "Shaxsiyyah Islomiyya" (Islomiy shaxsiyat) nomli ajoyib asariga murojaat qilgan. Men ham xuddi shunday qildim, shuningdek, Shayx Ota ibn Xalil Abu ar-Rishta (Alloh uni asrasin) tomonidan yozilgan "Teysiyr al-vusul ila al-usul" (Usulni osonlik bilan tushunish uchun) nomli ajoyib kitobga ham murojaat qildim.

It is clear that in writing the original, Abu Tariq referred to Sheikh Taqiuddin an-Nabhani‟s (ra) masterpiece „Shaksiyyah Islamiyyah‟ (The Islamic Personality). I have done the same, as well as referring to the excellent book „Teyseer al wusool Ila al-Usul‟ (To make understanding Usul easy) by Sheikh Ata ibn Khalil Abu al-Rishta (May Allah protect him).

Men ushbu kitobni tekshirgani va unga ko‘magi uchun Shayx Abu Umar al-Xazrajiyga, uni ko‘rib chiqqani uchun Maulana Umar Farrux Nadviyga, arab tili borasida yordami uchun Qori Fazlul Karimga, hamda qimmatli fikrlari va qo‘llab-quvvatlagani uchun xotinim Shifoga minnatdorchilik bildiraman.

I would like to thank Sheikh Abu Omar al-Khazraji for his support and checking of the book, Maulana Umar Farooq Nadwi for reviewing it, Qari Fazlul Karim for helping with the Arabic as well as my wife, Shifaa for her valuable input and support.

Abu Ismael al-Beirawi, Ramazon 1428 hijriy.

Abu Ismael al-Beirawi Ramadhan 1428 AH.

2007 yil oktyabr.

October 2007 CE.