SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Legal pluralism in contemporary societies: Dynamics of interaction between islamic law and secular civil law" (Syariat: Akhwal Syaksiyah, Jinayah, Siyasah and Muamalah 1, no. … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Thank you, Fatma Gül Karagöz!
Thank you, Fatma Gül Karagöz, for joining us as guest blog editor in June. In case you missed her essays, here they are: Introduction: How to interpret the contract of … Continue reading Thank you, Fatma Gül Karagöz!
The road to the 1858 Ottoman Land Code: Theory and practice
By Fatma Gül Karagöz This is the fourth essay in a series of essays entitled "When usufruct became a credit source: The contract of the transfer with resumption (ferağ bi’l-vefa)." … Continue reading The road to the 1858 Ottoman Land Code: Theory and practice
Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "Turkey’s Minister of Justice has issued an arrest warrant for a Youtuber named ‘Diamond Tema’ due to comments made on a recent program regarding Islamic … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Policy of Islamic Family Law in Textual and Historical Approach" (KnowledgeE: 1st Raden Intan International Conference on Sharia and Law (1st RIICSHAW) January 11, … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
The practice of tefviz bi’l-vefa (transfer with resumption) on miri (state-owned) land in 17th-century Istanbul courts
By Fatma Gül Karagöz This is the third essay in a series of essays entitled "When usufruct became a credit source: The contract of the transfer with resumption (ferağ bi’l-vefa)." … Continue reading The practice of tefviz bi’l-vefa (transfer with resumption) on miri (state-owned) land in 17th-century Istanbul courts
Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS As Iran is headed to snap elections following the death of its president, pundits have noted how the "Vali-e Faqih, or the watchman of Islamic … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup
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SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Canonizing al-Furūq: Shihāb al-Dīn al-Qarāfī’s Text on Legal Maxims" (Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, June 7, 2024), Elias G. Saba (Grinnell College) discusses Shihāb … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
Ferağ bi’l-vefa (transfer with resumption) and mortgage of miri (state-owned) land in seventeenth-century fatwās
By Fatma Gül Karagöz This is the second essay in a series of essays entitled "When usufruct became a credit source: The contract of the transfer with resumption (ferağ bi’l-vefa)." … Continue reading Ferağ bi’l-vefa (transfer with resumption) and mortgage of miri (state-owned) land in seventeenth-century fatwās
Islamic Law in the News Roundup
ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS "[T]otal sharia-compliant assets grew by 8 per cent in 2023 (56 per cent of which comes from banking assets), according to data from S&P Ratings, … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup