 Others regarded the concept as an independent source of law, whose general principles could override specific inferences based on the letter of scripture.While the latter view was held by a minority of classical jurists, in modern times it came to be championed in different forms by prominent scholars who sought to adapt Islamic law to changing social conditions by drawing on the intellectual heritage of traditional jurisprudence.Along with the analogous concept of "maqasid", it has come to play an increasingly prominent role in modern times, due to the need of confronting legal issues unknown in the past..