Ijtihad Network Islamic Jurisprudence
The birth of the first 'test-tube-baby' in 1978 made headlines all over the world. All the world, with the exception of the Vatican, welcomed this new development in human science. After all, man is the prime creation of God. Allah has created the universe for man but created the...
August, 2017
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9 August
Book: Introduction to Jurisprudential Maxims
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...
July, 2017
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27 July
Difference in Inheritance of Women and Men in Islamic Jurisprudence
The fact that a woman’s inheritance is half that of a man’s has enticed many to delve into the rationale behind this rule. In the answers that have reached us from the leaders of religion, the following point has been...
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27 July
Book: Fiqh al-Aqalliyyāt: History, Development, and Progress
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...
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26 July
Difference in Blood Money between Man and a Woman in Islamic Jurisprudence
According to jurisprudential and historical studies, blood money is an economical matter. It has been legislated in order to compensate for the loss incurred by the injured. From another point of view, in an...
June, 2017
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6 June
PhD Thesis: Expediency in Shiite Jurisprudence by Yahya Jahangiri
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...
May, 2017
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22 May
Book: Authority, Continuity, and Change in Islamic Law
In this path-breaking new book, the author shows how authority guaranteed both continuity and change in Islamic...
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20 May
Book: An Introduction to Islamic Law+PDF
This book attempts to correct misconceptions about Islamic law, first by giving a brief account of...
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14 May
Crowdsourcing shari`a: Digital Fiqh and Changing Discourses of Textual Authority, Individual Reason, and Social Coercion
Using primary sources drawn from websites, blogs, and online message boards, I will explore the ways in which digital fiqh alters the prescriptive discourses of this...
April, 2017
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24 April
Rule-Formulation and Binding Precedent in the Madhhab-Law Tradition
In Rule-Formulation and Binding Precedent in the Madhhab-Law Tradition, Talal Al-Azem argues for the existence of a madhhab-law tradition’ of jurisprudence underpinning the four...
