Qadiyah al-Qablat wa Baqiyah al-Ijtihadiyatقضية القبلات وبقية الاجتهادات

By the Egyptian author and scholar Jamal al-Banna (1920-2013). a work on the application of Islamic law on various issues, most especially in personal eg, smoking breaking the fast, shaving the beard, women's issues, freedom of thought and belief. etc. The author was considered a liberal scholar. He is known for his criticism of application of Islamic law and hadiths that were contradictory to the Qur'an. As such, he rejected the Salafi thinking as living in the past, and advocated to uphold the essence of religion, not the appearance. His work presents the view of the Salafi, other jurists, and a view for a new jurisprudence.