Islamic-Based Model of Research Methodology: Trinity of Taḥqīq in Four Dialectics

Seyed Mohammad Houshisadat

doi:10.58355/maqolat.v3i3.160

Authors

Seyed Mohammad Houshisadat Assistant Professor in Middle East and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58355/maqolat.v3i3.160

Keywords:

Islamic-Based Model of Research Method and Methodology, Dialectics, Subject, Object, Trinity of Taḥqīq

Abstract

The Islamic-Based Model of Research (taḥqīq) Methodology, is a research approach that integrates naql (the Quran and Sunnah) with a’ql (reasoning). How does this Islamic model operate, and how can it be applied to contemporary research? This scholarly article aims to address these questions through two key objectives. First, it seeks to identify the two fundamental components of taḥqīq: the subject (the researcher or moḥaqīq) and the object (the research topic). Second, it introduces the model, which is structured around four dialectical interactions between the subject and object, collectively referred to as the ‘trinity of taḥqīq’. By critically examining and refining existing Western-oriented research paradigms, this study aspires to advance and enrich their epistemological foundations.

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