We need new chapters of Fiqh for ethics
We need new chapters of Fiqh for ethics McGill University – Montreal – January 15,...
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We need new chapters of Fiqh for ethics.
On the need of new chapters of fiqh as the next step in the maqasid al-shariah project; fiqh for management, politics, policy, the environment, arts, media, etc. – excerpts from a recent lecture at McGill University – Montreal – January 15,...
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We must re-visit the Quran to find new maqasid for today
On the need to re-visit the Quran to discover new maqasid/objectives, which are much needed to build new Islamic approaches for new disciplines and new questions McGill University – Montreal – January 15,...
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Read the Quran
The Quran is not only for scholars. The Quran is for everybody. And when we ignored the Quran, we created a deformed picture of Islam in our minds and ended up in a lot of trouble Khutba: Read the Quran. Masjid Toronto. Jan 29...
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What is the Land of Islam?
This booklet is a re-examination of the concept of ‘land of Islam’ in the fiqh (understanding) of the classic schools of the Islamic jurisprudence. The objective is to understand the criteria that jurists use for rendering a certain land to be a ‘Land of Islam’. A careful study in the classic sources reveals that neither Muslims being a majority, nor the application of the corporal part of the Islamic criminal law (ḥudud), is a valid criterion. The study also reveals that the fundamental criteria used in the Islamic jurisprudence have to do with security (al-amn), freedom to...
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