Dr. Jasser Auda
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9 Hadiths on Men-Women Interaction in Mosque

9 Hadiths on Men-Women Interaction in Mosque

Posted by | May 4, 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. True, some violations were reported in the Sunnah, but they were...

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Launching :South African edition of Maqasid al Shariah

Posted by | May 4, 2016 |

  22 April 2016 Launching in Cape Town insha Allah the South African edition of:Maqasid al Shariah : As Philosophy of Islamic Law – Jasser Auda, which comes after a number of reprints, local editions, translated editions, and electronic editions. Thanking Allah to hear that this book’s total reprints, despite its specialized language, crossed the 50 thousand copies...

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Book Launch: SouthAfrican edition, Maqasid as Philosophy

Posted by | May 4, 2016 |

A presentation about the book, Maqasid al Shariah : As Philosophy of Islamic Law – Jasser Auda: the experience with its translations, the objectives of the book: reconstructing Usul via maqasid, updating Usul with contemporary philosophy, blurring the line between law/fiqh and thought/fikr, and proposing a systems approach to maqasid as a methodology of renewal in Islamic...

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Holy Scripture & Violence: 3 Abrahamic faiths

Posted by | Apr 10, 2016 |

Holy Scripture and Religious Violence: A Forum Discussion among the three Abrahamic faiths took place at First Baptist Church in Ottawa on April 6th at 7p.m. Three panelists representing the three major Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) discussed religiously sanctioned violence in their respective scriptures at this year’s first Stuart Ivison Memorial Lecture. Jewish representative Rabbi Idan Scher (Congregation Machzikei Hadas), Christian representative Dr. Brian Butcher (St. Paul University), and Muslim representative Dr. Jasser Auda (Carleton University and International Peace College South Africa) considered the history of violence in the name of religion, the endorsement of violence by the respective scriptures, current day implications for extremists and terrorists, and how best we might interpret scripture in the 21st century. Moderator Scott Kindred-Barnes (Minister, First Baptist Church) also asked each panelist how their respective traditions might move beyond the current trends of violence in some sectors and support a multi-faith, universal...

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