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 | | Systematically, al Jassas gave all matters the same treatment: definition; reporting and elaborating the predecessors' views; assessing, criticizing, amending, and complementing them with those of the author; presentation, evaluation, and criticism of the opponents' views; synthesizing and summing up the position; and marking its strength, weaknesses, and spots where further research was necessary. |
 | | Abu Ya'la al Farra', al Juwayni, and al Ghazali were collectively responsible for exploring the nature of evidence and developing the theory that became the cornerstone of jurisprudence as well as of religious and philosophical knowledge. |
 | | Al 'Uddah fi Usul al Fiqh, Al'Umdah fi Usul al Fiqh, and |
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