…victims’ neighbors in a village in northern Kunduz Province. Family members were involved, both in the stoning and in tricking the couple to return home after they had fled.” Download…
Patriarchal Customs, Not Shariah Law Read More »
…day. As a student, then critic, of the two leading legal minds of his time, namely, Muhammad al-Shaybani and Malik ibn Anas, al-Shafii”presented a middle path between their thought.” Download…
Shafii Qawaid Fiqhiyya: ‘Al-‘Ada Muhakkama’ (Fourth/Tenth to Tenth/Sixteenth Century) Read More »
…Hanafī school’s perspective on ‘āda through the general principle ‘al ‘āda muhakkama’, or ‘custom is an arbiter’ from the earliest qawā’ id sources through those of the tenth/sixteenth century.” Download…
Hanafi Qawaid Fiqhiyya: ‘Al-Ada Muhakkama’ (Fourth/Tenth to Tenth/Sixteenth Century) Read More »
…second stage was the formal establishment of custom as one of the five major principles of jurisprudence, with its related conditions, restrictions, sub-principles and guidelines (al-taq ͨ īd al-fiqhī).” Download…
Āda and ‘Urf in Hanafi and Shafii” Fiqh Read More »
…employed when reaching his legal determinations: from using his own independent reasoning to referring to the sunna of the prophet as the authoritative precedent/source for reaching a legal decision.” Download…
An Introduction to the Study of Al-Qawaid Al-Fiqhiyya Read More »
…“And give the women [upon marriage] their gifts graciously (ṣaduqātihinna niḥlah). But if they give up willingly to you anything of it, then take it in satisfaction and ease.” Download…
Mahr in the Context of The Islamic Marriage Contract Read More »
…attained full legal capacity, including, the capacity to marry without the approval of her father or other male relatives, and indeed, she could marry in spite of them. Download PDF…
…anchors its separation of church and state jurisprudence in elaborate balancing tests. To best serve our clients, lawyers must balance the secular, legal remedies with our clients’ religious requirements. Download…
Chipping Away at Divorce Quagmire For Muslim and Jewish Women Read More »
…religious institutions like these are suspect in the eyes of the government, then what Islamic organization is not? Is this a war on terrorism, or a war on Islam?” Download…
…post 9/11 era. I’ve been on numerous flights in, out, and within Pakistan, but I cannot explain the genuine terror that took complete control of my body and mind.” Download…
I worry about my religion Read More »
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