Islamic Law Scholarship Roundup

In “Belief as Status: Premodern Islamic Law, Duties, and the Martyr Conundrum” (American Journal of Legal History, October 12, 2023), Adnan A. Zulfiqar (Rutgers Law School) explores dimensions of status “outside the modern, secular framework” by examining “aspects of belief as status in the premodern Islamic legal discourse.” In “A Critical Analysis of Sports Law… CONTINUE READING

Islamic Law Scholarship Roundup

In Secularism and Islam in Bangladesh: 50 Years After Independence (Routledge, 2023), Abdul Wohab (North South University, Bangladesh) argues that “extremist interpretations of Islam, which aim to establish a theocratic state, have not been able to influence the pluralistic religious and cultural life of Bangladesh substantially.” In Defending Traditional Islam in Indonesia: The Resurgence of… CONTINUE READING

Islamic Law Scholarship Roundup

In International Law and Muslim States: Saudi Arabia in Context (Routledge, 2023),  Dawood Hamzah (SOAS) “examines the Saudi Arabia textualist approach to the two primary sources of law in Islam, the Qur’an and Sunnah, and argues that a liberal approach of interpretation has become sine qua non especially now that myriad issues are confronting the Muslim world generally and… CONTINUE READING

Islamic Law Scholarship Roundup

In Religion and Contract Law in Islam: From Medieval Trade to Global Finance (Routledge, 2023), Valentino Cattelan (Birmingham City University), “[u]ndertaking a search that spans revelation, legal tradition, and the reality of the Muslim world, […] explores the Islamic contract (‘aqd in Arabic) as a ‘city’ at the crossroads of convergent paths of translation, comparison, and… CONTINUE READING

Islamic Law Scholarship Roundup

In Muslim Prisoner Litigation: An Unsung American Tradition (University of California Press, 2023), SpearIt (University of Pittsburgh School of Law) explores how, “Islamic principles of justice and equality […] have played a critical role in safeguarding the civil rights not only of imprisoned Muslims but of all those confined to carceral settings. In “The Construction… CONTINUE READING

Islamic Law Scholarship Roundup

In Islam and Democracy in the 21st Century (Oxford University Press, 2023), Dr. Tauseef Ahmad Parray (Higher Education Department, Jammu & Kashmir, India) “provides an assessment of some operational key concepts/institutions of democracy in Islam, including ‘Shura’ (mutual consultation), ‘Bay’ah’ (oath of allegiance), and ‘Mithaq al-Medina’ (the constitution of Medina).” In Female Madrasas in Pakistan:… CONTINUE READING

Islamic Law Scholarship Roundup

In Disenchanting the Caliphate: The Secular Discipline of Power in Abbasid Political Thought (Columbia University Press, 2023), Hayrettin Yücesoy (Saint Louis University) argues that “the ulema’s discourse of religious governance and the political thought of lay intellectuals diverged during this foundational period, with enduring consequences.” In “The Contribution of the Islamic and Social Banks to… CONTINUE READING

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In “Religious Authority in Islamic Law: A Debate on Conservative and Progressive Methods” (Afkaruna 19, no. 1 (2023)), Alif Rizky Ramadhan and Ai Fatimah Nur Fuad (University of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia) juxtapose and discuss two approaches to understanding Islamic law, which they describe as “conservative” and “progressive,” arguing that the former is more collective while the… CONTINUE READING

Islamic Law Scholarship Roundup

In “The Doctrine of Due Process in Islamic Law: An Introduction” (SSRN, August 3, 2023), Amr Ibn Munir (International Islamic University, Islamabad) “examines the role and place of the doctrine of due process in Islamic legal system” and asks, “What is the Shariah’s perspective of the due process doctrine?” In “Aborting a malformed fetus in… CONTINUE READING

Islamic Law Scholarship Roundup

In “Islamic commercial arbitration and private international law: mapping controversies and exploring pathways towards greater coordination” (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 10 (2023)), Mohammed El Hadi El Maknouzi (University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) and others “map[] the main fault lines between the concerns for Shari’ah compliance, which are central to Islamic commercial arbitration and… CONTINUE READING