Islamic Law Scholarship Roundup

In “Dynamics of Islamic Law in Indonesia During the Reformation Period” (Marga: Journal of Innovation and Creativity 1, no. 1 (2024)), Wildan Habib Azhari (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia) and others explore the development of Islamic law in Indonesia’s history, with a focus on “opportunities and challenges for Islamic law amidst the plurality… CONTINUE READING

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In “Legitimating Sultanic Rule in Arabic, Turkish and Persian—Late Mamluk Rulers as Authors of Religious Poetry” (in Rulers as Authors in the Islamic World, eds., Maribel Fierro et al. (Brill, 2024)), Christian Mauder (Free University of Berlin) “outlines the multilingual poetic production of . . . Mamluk Sultans, explores the religious and political significance of… CONTINUE READING

Islamic Law Scholarship Roundup

In “Thinking about the medieval state from a Moroccan perspective: Writing The Almoravid Maghrib” (ARC Humanities Press, February 16, 2024), Camilo Gómez-Rivas (University of California Santa Cruz), in elaborating how he authored his recent book, states that some of his motivating questions were: “Is the ninth century (the early Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad) really the… CONTINUE READING

Islamic Law Scholarship Roundup

In “Islamic Law Review of the Dropshipping System” (Journal of Family Law and Islamic Court 2, no. 1 (2024)), Jusmaliah Jusmaliah and others “analyze the dropshipping system in the context of Islamic law, focusing on the challenges of uncertainty or gharar in the transaction and its conformity with the principles of muamalah.” In “A Bibliography… CONTINUE READING

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In “Malaysia federal court declares Kelantan state Shariah laws unconstitutional” (Jurist, February 11, 2024), Salma Ben Souissi (The University of Law, GB) analyzes the recent decision by the Federal Court of Malaysia that declared various sharī’a laws enacted by the state of Kelantan unconstitutional. In “Islamic Law in the Development of Indonesian Law” (Educational Journal… CONTINUE READING

Islamic Law Scholarship Roundup

In “Sharia and Human Rights Law in the Constitutional Framework of Gulf States” (Human Rights Quarterly 46, no. 1 (2024)), Eleni Polymenopoulou (Hamad Bin Khalifa University) “discusses the extent to which the Sharia and human rights are intermingled in the constitutional architecture of Gulf countries[.]” In “An Appraisal of the Nature of Islamic Criminal Procedure: Whether… CONTINUE READING

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In “Changes in Islamic Legal Culture in Customary Marriage at Uluan Musi Community” (Journal of Population and Social Studies 32 (2024)), Syahril Jamil (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang, Indonesia) and others explore how marriage in the Uluan Musi community in Indonesia is regulated by the interlocking Islamic, national, and customary laws. In “Critical Study… CONTINUE READING

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In “The Urgency of Reforming Marriage Laws and Compilation of Islamic Law Entering the 5.0 Era” (KnowledgeE (2024)), Fathul Mu’in (State Islamic University of Raden Intan Lampung, Indonesia) and others urge legislators to update Indonesia’s marriage laws in areas including, but not limited to, the minimum marriage age,  the role of the guardian in the… CONTINUE READING

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In “Analysis of the Islamic Law and its Compatibility with Artificial Intelligence as a Emerging Challenge of the Modern World” (Annals of Human and Social Sciences 5, no. 1 (2024)), Shabana Kausar (Dada Bhoye Institute of Higher Education Karachi ) and others “explore[] the complexities surrounding Islamic law and the challenges it encounters in the… CONTINUE READING

Islamic Law Scholarship Roundup

In “Religious Policy of the Mamluk Sultan Baybars (1260–1277 AC)” (Religions 14, no. 11 (2023)), Hatim Muhammad Mahamid (Academic College for Teacher Education, The College of Sakhnin, Sakhnin 3081000, Israel) “focuses on the religious policy of the Mamluk Sultan Rukn al-Din Baybars (d. 1277), and its application throughout his rule in Egypt and Syria (Bilād… CONTINUE READING