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Maqasid Al Shariah A Beginners Guide – New Bosnian translation

Maqasid Al Shariah A Beginners Guide – New Bosnian translation

Posted by | Jan 8, 2017 |

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: Maqasid Al Shariah A Beginners Guide, to the Bosnian language, thanks to Centar za napredne studije (CNS) – Center for Advanced Studies in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially my dear brother Dr. Ahmet Alibasic, for the publication and for making it available here with the translation of another book...

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

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

Posted by | Dec 24, 2016 |

read 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 of universality and flexibility of the Islamic rulings with changing circumstances, discussed from various viewpoints in this booklet. After a survey of the system of values that maqāṣid al-shariah represent, three methods are explored: (1) differentiating between scripts that are means (wasā˓il) to higher ends and scripts that are ends (ahdāf) in...

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9 Hadiths on Men-Women Interaction in Mosque

9 Hadiths on Men-Women Interaction in Mosque

Posted by | Dec 24, 2016 |

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 of social and professional life. Referring back to the Sunnah, we find that such interaction between men and women in mosques did exist during the Prophet’s lifetime; it was normal interaction that involved various religious and social affairs. Men and Women in Mosque: How Islam Dealt with Violations True,...

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Introduction to Usul-ul-Fiqh and Maqasid

Introduction to Usul-ul-Fiqh and Maqasid

Posted by | Dec 18, 2016 |

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...

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