The place of Doctrinal Verses in Deduction of JurisprudentialDecrees

The holy Quran is the foundation and source of jurisprudential decrees.So there is no doubt that the Quran is the primary and foremost source ofIslamic law. On the other hand, contemplation of jurisprudential legal versesin various subjects whatsoever, can not be fulfilled without that of otherverses. Any explanation of jurisprudential decrees of the Quran is the same asother parts of the Quran. Doctrinal issues are raised within jurisprudentiallegal decrees, and the latter are found within ethical material of the Quran.Thus in the process of the formulation of the theoretical foundations of legalverses, one of the important issues in the field of jurisprudential study is thesurvey of doctrinal verses and their place in deduction of legal decrees. Thisclass of material forms the largest part of the Quran. That is why the questionraises itself whether legal decrees can be derived from this class of verses, andif so what is the validity of this derivation.The present article explains the nature of doctrinal verses, theirbackground, and their classification. It also deals with the problems arisingwhen referred to as proofs or sources. Further, the article deals with the waysof referring to these verses and the theories of jurisprudents in this regard.Finally, it explains where and how the doctrinal verses and those concerningIslamic world view may prove to be useful in the field of jurisprudence.