Muslim leaders from around the world have issued statements and fatwās responding to the coronavirus pandemic. In an effort led by Professor Adnan A. Zulfiqar, SHARIAsource editor and Associate Professor of Law at Rutgers University, we have collected over 50 fatwās that have been issued over the past month. The full list can be found … Continue reading Mapping COVID-19 Fatwās
Rutgers–Camden Magazine recently featured an interview with Prof. Adnan Zulfiqar. The interview discusses his article in the West Virginia Law Review on “Jurisdiction over Jihād: Islamic Law and the Duty to Fight." In the interview, Adnan recommends that policymakers in Muslim-majority countries take back control of the jihad narrative. They need to start articulating jihad … Continue reading Islamic Law Scholars’ Round-Up: Apr 15
SHARIAsource Pakistan and Maldives Editor Adnan Zulfiqar recently published an article in the West Virginia Law Review about how changing views of jihād as an individual duty versus a collective one have challenged the state’s jurisdiction over legitimate violence: “Jurisdiction over Jihad: Islamic Law and the Duty to Fight” A serious deficiency in the current … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Zulfiqar on Jihād
