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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:…

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.

06 Dec 16

Malaysia: Promote the study and applied research on Maqasid Al-Shariah

MIM, a project of the Maqasid Institute Global that he is leading with the cooperation of a number of brilliant Malaysian young men and women. An article here (writien by Muhammad Suhaimi the director of the Maqasid Institute Malaysia) is related to a number of initiatives that we are pursuing in…

05 Dec 16

A visit to the Vatican City & a lecture at the Rome campus of Loyola University Chicago

In the same day, I visited the Vatican City and gave a lecture at the Rome campus of Loyola University Chicago – an American Jesuit Catholic University. I have to say that I found a stark contrast between the Jesuit values and what I saw at the Vatican! A…

24 Nov 16

A new booklet published by Tawasul Centre for Research and Dialogue Italy

How do we realise Maqasid Al-Shariah in the Shariah? A new booklet published by Tawasul Centre for Research and Dialogue Italy – Series of Islamic Jurisprudence. To be launched in Rome, next week insha Allah. Here is a summary: This booklet explores how maqāṣid al-sharī˒ah (higher purposes and intents of…

22 Nov 16

Italian translation of Lectures on the Civil State

Italian translation of lectures under the title: Lectures on the Civil State – Post-Islamism and Post-Secularism. I believe that humanity, East and West, is in need of a new definition of the relationship between religion and the state. Both extremes of the spectrum of political ideas are not moving humanity…

19 Nov 16

“A lecture about what we are seeing unfolding in America is a typical story of “tyranny

Seattle, MAPS: Dealing with times of “fear”: My lecture at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound, MAPS, last Friday. The main point of my lecture was that what we are seeing unfolding in America is a typical story of “tyranny”, in its political, economic and religious forms. The best way…

18 Nov 16

Surviving trying times in America: Friday Khutbah

Seattle, USA: This is a video of the Friday Khutba I delivered today at the Plymouth Church in downtown Seattle. The Khutba was on how to survive times of trial by deepening our faith, self-reflecting, defending ourselves and cooperating with others without compromising our Islamic principles.

14 Nov 16

A Third Way? Re-strategizing for American Muslims

It is obvious from the exit polls and various analyses of the latest United States election that Donald Trump won basically because of the large voting block of the “white, male, non-college degree, Christian, rural” vote. It is true that the Republicans – unethically and opportunistically – utilized racism, greed,…