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17 Jan 17

Scholars Seminar for a New Renaissance

An annual event in Kuala Lumpur: Nadwah Ulamak Nahdhah Jadidah (Scholars Seminar for a New Renaissance). February 5, 2017: I will launch there, insha Allah, a Malaysian translation of my latest book, Civil State: Towards Overcoming Tyrrany and Achieving the Objectives of the Shariah. I will speak about nation building as…

January 14, 2017
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Washington, DC: I had an interesting 6 hour session on: An Introduction to Maqasid al-Shariah, with a group of excellent undergraduate students from various American universities at The Fairfax Institute Winter School at the IIIT (International Institute Of Islamic Thought). Despite the sad developments that are happening in the US…

January 11, 2017
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11 Jan 17

Understanding Objectives of Shariah and its Role in Reforming Islamic Jurisprudence

My main point from this lecture at MAS16 MAS-ICNA Convention was to emphasise a much needed multi-disciplinary approach in re-reading the Quran to develop Islamic thought in current times. But who is the “scholar” who is going to read the Quran to develop contemporary thought? We have to end the…

08 Jan 17

Maqasid Al Shariah A Beginners Guide – New Bosnian translation

Bosnian is a slavic language used by a European Muslim nation that is both deeply “European” and deeply “Muslim”. The Bosnian contribution to the current debates on Islam in Europe and the West is crucial, although always marginalised by western media and politics. Alhamdulillah for a new translation of my:…

24 Dec 16

How do we realise Maqasid Al-Shariah in the Shariah?

[button link=”http://drjasser6430635611350.cloud.bunnyroute.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/4.pdf” newwindow=”yes”] read[/button] This booklet explores how maqāṣid al-sharī˒ah (higher purposes and intents of the Islamic law) could contribute to the application of the sharī˒ah itself in today’s Muslim societies and to reaching appropriate juridical rules. The soundness of sharī˒ah’s application and related rules is subject to the degree…

24 Dec 16

9 Hadiths on Men-Women Interaction in Mosque

One of the current problematic issues in mosques that give access to women is the excessive sensitivity towards, and sometimes the strict banning of, ordinary interaction between men and women. Interestingly, those men and women do interact normally with other men and women in the outer community in all walks…

24 Dec 16

Smile, Allah bless you! Khutba. Toronto Masjid

Toronto: In the midst of what we face these days, it is necessary to remember the example of Prophet Muhammad (s), who never lost his smile. He smiled out of faith, hope, charity, education and encouragement. Smile, Allah bless you! is the title of this Khutba

18 Dec 16

Introduction to Usul-ul-Fiqh and Maqasid

A class for a 12 hour course over 3 days on Introduction to Usul-ul-Fiqh and Maqasid, at IIIT (International Institute Of Islamic Thought)‘s The Fairfax Institute. Here are some of the slides on Fiqh, Usul and Maqasid that we discussed at length.

13 Dec 16

Ibn Atta on How to Deal with People’s Praise

When people praise you for what they assume about you, blame yourself for what you certainly know about yourself. The most ignorant is the one who denies what he really knows about himself and believes what others assume about him.