Lectures

Book Launch: SouthAfrican edition, Maqasid as Philosophy

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…
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Holy Scripture & Violence: 3 Abrahamic faiths

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…
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Faith on Trial: Relevant or Redundant?

  Islamic scholarship was once the greatest force for human evolution and advancement, from pioneering the physical and life sciences to giving birth to the Renaissance but today Islamic scholarship is being charged with becoming redundant and irrelevant to the people who need it most.  Judge: Amjad Malik QC and…
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Envisioning a Canadian Islamic Culture

 Envisioning a Canadian Islamic Culture – Centre for the Study of Islam – Carleton University – Lecture 4 – Apr 2 2016  نحو ثقافة إسلامية كندية – المحاضرة الرابعة لمركز الدراسات الإسلامية بجامعة كارلتون بالعاصمة الكندية أوتاوا – ٢ أبريل ٢٠١٦   Envisioning a Canadian Muslim identity shaped by a…
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Land of Islam and Counter-terrorism

Centre for the Study of Islam – Carleton University – Lecture 3 – March 26 2016  دار الإسلام ومحاربة الإرهاب – المحاضرة الثالثة لمركز الدراسات الإسلامية بجامعة كارلتون بالعاصمة الكندية أوتاوا – ٢٦ مارس ٢٠١٦ The topic of maqasid al-Shariah and counter-terrorism was my lecture topic yesterday at Carleton University.Interesting discussion…
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Islamic Jurisprudence: Evolution and Challenges

  Islamic Jurisprudence: Evolution and Challenges  University of Calgary, Canada  Horizon. Feb. 2016   A lecture and an interesting discussion on a much needed new movement of renewal in Islamic thought, in which maqasid al-shariah takes a central role, organized by Horizon Academy Institute.
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