The workshop is organized as a cooperation between Prof. Dr. Irene Schneider, Dr. Nijmi Edres, Prof. Dr. Jens Hanssen, Seminar für Arabistik/Islamwissenschaft, Göttingen University and Dr. Nahed Samour, Lichtenberg-Kolleg, Göttingen, Institute of Advanced Study, in the frame of the activities of the HERA project Understanding Sharīʿah: Past Perfect, Imperfect Present www.usppip.eu.