Islamic Law Scholarship Roundup

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In “Finding the Faqīhāt: women’s legal scholarship and biography in premodern Morocco” (The Journal of North African Studies 29, no. 1 (2024)), Rosemary Admiral (The University of Texas at Dallas School of Arts and Humanities) “examines women’s lives, scholarship, and memory in premodern Morocco through the life of Umm Hani al-ʿAbdusi (d. 1456).” In “Islamic Intellectual… CONTINUE READING

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In Islamic Contract Law (Oxford University Press, 2024), Ilias Bantekas (Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar) and others “[p]rovide[] the first comprehensive and authoritative treatise of Islamic contract and private law in the English language.” In Reform and Its Perils in Contemporary Islam: The Case of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (Oxford University Press, 2024), Nadia Oweidat… CONTINUE READING

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In “Concept of Islamic Law Enforcement In the History and Practice of Islamic Justice” (JLPH: Journal of Law, Politic and Humanities 4, no. 3 (2024)), Misnar Syam and Devianty Fitri (Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia) observe that “[i]n administering the judicial process, Islamic law aims to enforce law and justice proportionally based on Islamic Sharia.”… CONTINUE READING

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In “The Status of Music in Islamic Law: Ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī’s (d. 974/1567) Treatise Against Recreation in its Polemical Context” (Islamic Law and Society, March 6, 2024), Dr. Fitzroy Morrissey (Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford) examines an Islamic legal treatise that “argues for the impermissibility of most musical activities on the… CONTINUE READING

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In “National Security in the Conditions of the Russia-Ukraine War: Legal Regulation and Islamic Law Perspectives” (Al-Ahkam 34, no. 1 (2024)), Oleh Shkuta (Odessa State University of Internal Affairs, Odessa, Ukraine) and others “describe the national security threatened by the Russia-Ukraine war and all its effects from the context of legal regulation and Islamic law.”… CONTINUE READING

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In “Fundamentals Of Contract Law In Islamic Law and Afghanistan Civil Law” (Shariahlex: Journal of Islamic Law and Legal Studies 1, no. 1 (2024)), Habiburrahman Rizapoor (Badakhsan University) “discuss[es] Sharia contracts, their definitions, types, permitted agreements, [and] prohibited agreements” in the context of Afghanistan. In “The Relationship Of Islamic Business Ethics With Muamalah Fiqh And Islamic… CONTINUE READING

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In “Contractual Issues in Islam” (Science & Society 1, no. 4 (2024)), Shahlo Fayzullayeva “explores the complex landscape of contractual issues within Islamic law, examining the foundational principles, legal frameworks, and contemporary challenges. Drawing upon Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) and modern legal scholarship, it investigates various aspects such as forming contracts, contractual obligations, and resolving disputes.”… CONTINUE READING

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In “My Father, The Madrasah, and Me” (Zocalo Public Square, March 20, 2014), Ahmad Adedimeji Amobi reflects on his father and his own experience learning Islamic sciences (and Islamic law) in traditional madrasas in Nigera. In “Analysis of the Influence of Fiqh and Maqasid al-Syariah in the Formation of Islamic Legal Policy in Indonesia” (West… CONTINUE READING

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In “Real estate and business fixed assets in the early Islamic economy from a Zakah perspective” (International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, March 13, 2024), Zaid Al-Aifari, Mehmet Bulut and Monzer Kahf (Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University) “confirm the[ir] hypothesis that real estate for investment purposes and business fixed assets were quasi-non-existent during the lifetime of… CONTINUE READING

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In “Dynamics of Islamic Law in Indonesia During the Reformation Period” (Marga: Journal of Innovation and Creativity 1, no. 1 (2024)), Wildan Habib Azhari (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia) and others explore the development of Islamic law in Indonesia’s history, with a focus on “opportunities and challenges for Islamic law amidst the plurality… CONTINUE READING