Many of SHARIAsource’s Senior Scholars were recognized in Brill’s Islamic Law and Society journal as writers of the top 15 articles written in the 25 years of ILS. In celebration … Continue reading Islamic Law Scholars’ Round-Up: Feb 25th
SHARIAsource Senior Scholar David Powers wrote the entry for “Adoption” in the online research database, Oxford Bibliographies in Islamic Studies. It discusses the history of adoption in pre-Islamic Arabia, types … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Powers on Adoption
SHARIAsource U.S. Editor Abed Awad was recently awarded the “Outstanding Scholar Award” by the New Jersey Muslim Lawyers Association for his work on complex matrimonial cases and Islamic family law. … Continue reading SHARIAsource Editors and Senior Scholars’ Round Up: July 30th
Centuries before the trust was developed in English common law, Islamic law developed the waqf, or endowment. The waqf allowed a property owner to separate the title to a property from the … Continue reading Review :: Powers on the Role of Endowments, waqf, in Inheritance
