A new “Graduate School of Maqasid Studies” at IPSA
Cape Town: This Saturday, insha Allah, marks the start of a new phase in the Maqasid Al-Shariah project that I decided to dedicate the next stage of my life to (if Allah wills). I will occupy the “Al-Shatibi Chair of Maqasid Studies” at the International Peace College South Africa –…
2nd Congress on Islamic Civilisation in Southern Africa: Dr. Jasser Auda:
Jasser speaks about his Congress experience. The Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA), the National Awqaf Foundation of South Africa (AwqafSA), University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), and the International Peace College South Africa (IPSA) are jointly organizing the 2nd International Congress on Islamic Civilisation in Southern Africa…
Women Area in Mosque: Too Many Restrictions? (Part 2/4)
In the first part, Dr. Jasser Auda raised the question about where women prayer area should be located within the mosque and whether segregating women from men in mosques is acceptable. He listed 5 disadvantages of this practice and showed how the design of the Prophet’s Mosque was open for both…
Ibn `Atta’: Perfect Your Beginning (Words of Wisdom)
In his well-known book, Al-Hikam (Words of Wisdom), sheikh Ahmad Ibn `Ataa’illah As-Sakandari says: “A sign of success in the end is to refer to Allah in the beginning. If there is no sunrise in the beginning, there is no sunrise in the end.” A servant journeying to Allah, who is passing…
Reciting Quran & Tawaf: Women in Menses Excluded?
In the previous part, Dr. Jasser Auda discussed the scholars’ opinions regarding the permissibly of visiting mosques for menstruating women. In this part, he investigates whether a woman in period is allowed to recite the Quran and do Tawaf. As for reciting the Quran by a menstruating woman or ajunubperson,…
Is the Mosque “Off-limits” for Menstruating Women?
Let me start answering this question by the following conclusion: The House of Allah is never “off-limits” for any believer, man or woman, at any time. Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to stay in the Mosque without offering prayer? Scholars differ in opinion concerning the permissibly of entering…
Treatment of women: The Prophet’s example. Khutba.
The treatment of women: The Prophet’s example. Khutba. Adams Mosque. Washington Jan 8, 2016 خطبة الجمعة بمسجد آدم بواشنطن – معاملة الرسول للنساء – ٨ يناير ٢٠١٦ – جاسر عودة
Conference on Islamic civilization in Southern Africa
Durban, South Africa: Spoke in a conference on Islamic civilization in Southern Africa, on the better position that Muslim minorities have more than Muslim majorities to re-envision the Islamic civilization. This is because Muslim minorities are more concerned with a bottom up approach (society first) to…
Lecture series Fundamentals Usul of Islamic Jurisprudence 1
Lecture series Introduction to the Fundamentals of Islamic Jurisprudence Usul al-Fiqh 1 Ottawa Mosque Dec 18 2015جاسر عودة – سلسلة محاضرات: مقدمة في أصول الفقه الإسلامي المحاضرة الأولي مسجد أوتاوا – ١٨ ديسمبر ٢٠١٥
