This study examines the early development of waqf doctrine, based on sources from the 2nd century AH, the writer argues that the institution of waqf emerged from a fusion of two earlier institutions....
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The Study is divided into two main sections, one on “colonizing Muslim law,” with contributions on South Africa, Kenya, Sudan, Niger, French Soudan [Mali], and Senegal; and a second on the post-colonial state and constitutionalism, covering Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and...
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This text is more than a story of one man or country, as it attempts to treat with understanding the central themes of Muslim society and the political structures of the region...
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This article gives a comprehensive analysis of these conferences, the relation between science and religion as reflected in the discussions there, and the further influence of these discussions on Muslims living in...
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We would like to submit to your Eminence that in the recent years there have appeared some people who claim to be learned, and who spread amongst our youths issues especially about the fundamental beliefs of the faith (Usool-e-Deen) and the practical branches of...
Read More »Institutionalizing Sectarianism: The Lebanese Ja’fari Court and Shi’i Society under the French Mandate
The formal recognition of the Jaʿfari madhhab in Lebanon in January 1926 and the subsequent development of a state-led court system by the...
Read More »“Fantastic Charities”: The Transformation of Waqf Practice in Colonial Zanzibar
The present study examines the impact of British colonial rule on traditional waqf practice in the Sultanate of Zanzibar. The writer shall argue that British policy towards waqf in Zanzibar was shaped by a combination of...
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