​The researcher Al-Hassan Shahīd won second place in the Arabic Book Award (Sharia Sciences category) for his book, "Al-Shāfiʿī’s Risāla in Context, Methodology, and Discourse". This academic achievement underscores the importance of work in the field of Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) and the renewal of its cognitive methodologies. This is central to the research objectives of the Maqasid Group, which focuses on advancing studies in the objectives of Sharia (Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah).