Tag Archives: fiqh

This article introduces the Ṣāliḥiyyah school in Qazvīn, an innovative religious school founded in...

Written from the internal viewpoint of Muslims, the book discusses the resurgence that Islamic law is experiencing in...

As regards Ismaili law, in particular, it is still a largely unexplored field of study. Al-Qadi Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man is generally considered as the founder and the greatest exponent of Ismaili jurisprudence. Many of his works have been lost; scattered information on...

Jurisprudential maxims (al-qawa‘id al-fiqhiyyah) play an important role in determining one's legal duty in particular situations. When applied, these maxims - such as the 'Maxim of Purity', the 'Maxim of...

A workshop titled “Governance and Violence in Islamic Law” will be held on 24th November 2017 at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies University of Exeter Funded by the...

The Writer examines the development of a contemporary internal Muslim debate on the production of a new form of Islamic jurisprudence, Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat, or the...

What is the impact on Islamic traditional law, especially its political structure, of the modern concept of the state? Does the law emanate from the state or is it a direct directive from...

This book, volume 5 of 8, presents the similarities and differences in the issues regarding marriage from the viewpoints of the five Schools of...

Arskal Salim’s Contemporary Islamic Law in Indonesia offers a rich and interesting ethnographic study that looks into a number of relevant questions not only in Aceh, but also in other parts of the archipelago and religiously plural societies more...

Expediency is one of the titles which have important statuses in the Islamic jurisprudence and its association with religious decrees is clarified while determining its concept and it specifies the authorities of...