Ahkam al-Qur'an by Imam al-Bayhaqi / Ash-Shafi'i

Although this book is from the pen of Imam al-Bayhaqi, it is actually the words of Imam ash-Shafi'i on the fundamental rules of science of the Koran and on the legal rules drawn from the word of Allah azzawa Jall.

This book was not written by Imam Al-Shafi’i - may Allah have mercy on him - but rather a collection and arrangement of the texts of Al-Shafi’i, which indicates the extent of his knowledge of the precise meanings of the Qur’an.

The purpose is to gather between Usul and Ahkaam of the Quraan; it is similar to the book Ahkam al-Qur’an by al-Jassas, and the book Ahkam al-Qur’an by Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi.

The book was compiled by one of the greatest Imams of his school, the Hafidh Abu Bakr al-Bayhaqi (458H).