Scientific analysis methods of Islamic law in contemporary studies

This article aims to explain the method of scientific analysis of Islamic law in contemporary studies. In line with the analysis method of classical Islamic law, which emphasizes on the study of texts originating from the Qur’an, hadith, ijma’ and qiyas, the scientific studies of Islamic law in contemporary time can be done at least by using five methods of thinking, namely deductive-coherence method, inductive-correspondence method, scientific method, phenomenological method, or functional structural method.The five methods can be used individually or together in analyzing the science of Islamic law in accordance with the legal objects studied. Nevertheless, classical study methods can also be used together with contemporary methods in analyzing the scientific studies of Islamic law.