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Abstract

The Islamic world is going through a stagnancy period in developing its own philosophy in consideration with its valuable customs and past legacy. It is because the Western world is more advanced than the former in all spheres of life. Moreover, the Islamic world is always using western technology for seeking compatibility in matters related to social and financial requirements for the sake of its survival. Therefore, Islamic scholars of our time try their level best to come up with solutions in the matters that clash with the Islamic ideology or any unresolved Sharīʿah issue to mitigate the Sharīʿah requirements by using the ideology of survival hidden in the Islamic Jurisprudence tool of maṣāliḥ mursalah which is used under the extreme challenge of survival. Application of the tool of maṣāliḥ mursalah in the contemporary world is again subject to full filling its required conditions which are well elaborated by Imam Ghazali in his book Al-Mustasfa. The problem lies with the conditions of it whether they comply with the contemporary world where Muslims are no more in control and where the whole world is considered to be one under the concept of the global village. The article seeks to explore new horizons to make the tool of maṣāliḥ mursalah (used in Islamic Jurisprudence) more useful and workable by complying it with the objectives of Sharīʿah known as maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah. The work is an extension of the philosophical thought of the great scholar.