By Robert Shepard* This report documents insights from my tagging and review of Islamic legal canons in the SHARIAsource Canons Tagging Tool, focusing on the ranges #5330–5655 and #3457–5251 (with … Continue reading Data Report Two: Analysis of Islamic Legal Canons (#3457–5655)
By Robert Shepard* Throughout my analysis of canons #2700–2800, several notable patterns emerged in terms of the types of canons, tags applied, and their relevance to Islamic legal principles. Here, … Continue reading Data Report One: Trends in Islamic Legal Canons from SHARIAsource Lab Data
By Summar Khan* The data collection project I was assigned is canon tagging. As the course has come to an end, I have made 291 total edits in SHARIAsource. Throughout … Continue reading Lab Report
By Salah-Dean Satouri* As technology continues to evolve, artificial intelligence and machine learning will undoubtedly play a central role in advancing the study of Islamic law. This report will (1) … Continue reading Data Collection Report
By Hussain Awan* Making edits on nearly 350 canons over the course of the semester and reaching a net edit count of 471 has deepened my insights into the tagging … Continue reading Data Collection Report
By Hassan Ali* The legal system of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan encompasses a mixture of secular and Islamic law. There remains a distinct difference between its secular courts and … Continue reading Islamic and Common Law Principles in Pakistan: An Analysis of Unstated Influences
By Emma Westhoff* My data collection project consisted of matching variants for canons 5258–5358. The kinds and degree of variation within this dataset were interesting to me. Some canons were … Continue reading Data Collection Report
In January we published a series of essays written by students from the Fall 2024 “Islamic Law Lab” course at Harvard Law School, convened by Professor Intisar Rabb. As part … Continue reading Islamic Law and ChatGPT: Student Essays from the Islamic Law Lab
By Hussain Awan* This essay explores the following research question, analyzed first utilizing a response generated from ChatGPT, and then using the relevant scholarly material: “What is ḥusn wa qubḥ, … Continue reading Revelation, Reason, or Rational Consensus? Divergent Views on Ḥusn wa Qubḥ and Natural Law in Islam
By Salah-Dean Satouri* When Western commentators engage with Islamic law, they frequently focus on its most severe punishments, such as amputation for theft and stoning for adultery.[1] These penalties, known … Continue reading Can the severity of ḥudūd punishments be adjusted to align with modern liberal values?
