Contemporary Islamic Law A course in Cape Town, South Africa The Program aims to provide students with a comprehensive and objective-oriented (maqasidi) methodology (manhajiyyah) to contemporary Islamic law (fiqh). First, fiqh is defined as Islam’s ethical system in all aspects of life; going beyond the traditional chapters on the “acts…
The war on concepts & objectives SIXTH CLASS:INTRO TO FIQH IPSA- CAPE TOWN 2019 This is from the 6th lecture (out of 10, “Contemporary Islamic Law” graduate course). After we build the Quranic objectives/maqasid and concepts/mafaheem web, how can we realize them in today’s reality on all levels and in…
Maqasid of Quranic structure & eloquence Fifth Class:Intro to Fiqh IPSA- Cape Town 2019 This is from the 5th lecture (out of 10), which Dr.Jasser teaches as a “Contemporary Islamic Law” graduate course. He presented here a detailed analysis of the maqasid of the Quranic language; tacit meanings, various readings/qira’aat of the…