Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “In Muslim-majority societies—and particularly in Egypt—scholars of Islamic law occupy a critical intersection between faith, public order, and social stability.” Gerald Drissner “breaks down al-Isnād (الإسناد), the rigorous system of source verification for Prophetic traditions, and connects its timeless lessons” to the present, including “law [and] modern life.” In Uzbekistan, Shaykh Nuriddin Xoliqnazarov argues that… CONTINUE READING

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In “The Succession to the Prophet in Zaydi Theology: An Editio Princeps of a Treatise on the Imamate from the Early Sixth/Twelfth Century” (Shii Studies Review), Hassan Ansari (Institute for Advanced Study) and others argue that “the Mukhtaṣar fī l-imāma is most likely authored by Zayd b. al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī al-Bayhaqī al-Burūghanī (d. c. 545/1150),… CONTINUE READING

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In the US, “Republican lawmakers launch[ed] the Sharia-Free America Caucus, linking opposition to Sharia law with immigration policy, constitutional values, and national identity concerns.” “QY Research Inc., a global market research and consulting firm, has announced the release of its latest 2025 report titled “Halal – Global Market Share and Ranking, Overall Sales and Demand… CONTINUE READING

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: Radio ReOrient interviewed Sherman Jackson (University of Southern California) about The Islamic Secular (Oxford University Press), which “provocatively challenges the assumption that the secular is external to Islam and the Islamicate.” See part 1 here and part two here. In “Aligning Islamic ethics with reproductive health policy: addressing gaps in early termination access in Saudi… CONTINUE READING

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

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ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “Penang mufti Sukki Othman has advised against politicising the status of Islam in [Malaysia], saying it would only sow confusion, fear, and division in society. In dismissing claims that Islam is under threat, Sukki emphasised that Islam is the religion of the federation, as stipulated in the Federal Constitution…[and] Malay rulers serve as the head of… CONTINUE READING

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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law: In “What Do Sources Say about Agricultural Slavery (and Why Don’t They Say More)? A Study on Legal Sources for Early Islamic Ifrīqiya” (Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient), Antonia Bosanquet (Utrecht University) “examines the evidence for agricultural slavery in early Islamic Ifrīqiya and relates it to the existing historiography on… CONTINUE READING