ʿAbd al-Razzāq al-Sanhūrī (1895-1971), Egypt’s most celebrated jurist of the 20thcentury, is most famous for his efforts to create a modern Arab legal system that reflected the fundamental principles of … Continue reading Abd al-Razzāq al-Sanhūrī’s Conception of Modern Islamic International Law versus the Practice of Muslim States
Recent Scholarship: Fadel and Monette on the English Translation of the Muwatta’ of Imam Malik b. Anas
"Introduction to the English Translation of the Muwatta' of Imam Malik b. Anas, Recension of Yahya b. Yahya al-Laythi (Royal Moroccan Edition, 2013)," Mālik b. Anas, al-Muwaṭṭaʾ -- Recension of Yaḥyā b. … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Fadel and Monette on the English Translation of the Muwatta’ of Imam Malik b. Anas
Slavery and Freedom in the Yaḥyā b. Yaḥyā (d. 234/848) Recension of the Muwaṭṭaʾ of Mālik b. Anas
The years I spent working on the forthcoming translation of the Muwaṭṭaʾ overlapped in part with the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (“ISIS”), and its claim … Continue reading Slavery and Freedom in the Yaḥyā b. Yaḥyā (d. 234/848) Recension of the Muwaṭṭaʾ of Mālik b. Anas
Is Islamic Purposivism (maqāṣid al-sharīʿa) a Thinly-Disguised Form of Utilitarianism?
Thanks to the efforts of modern Muslim legal reformers, the medieval jurisprudential doctrine of maqāṣid al-sharīʿa has become ubiquitous, not only in the legal writings of contemporary Muslim jurists and scholars … Continue reading Is Islamic Purposivism (maqāṣid al-sharīʿa) a Thinly-Disguised Form of Utilitarianism?
Welcome to our September Guest Blogger: Mohammad Fadel
We are delighted to introduce our first monthly guest blogger for the 2019-2020 academic year: Mohammad Fadel, Professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto. Throughout the … Continue reading Welcome to our September Guest Blogger: Mohammad Fadel
Islamic Law & Law of the Muslim World eJournal: August 23
This week’s issue of SSRN’s Islamic Law & Law of the Muslim World eJournal includes: "Economic Harbingers of Political Modernization: Peaceful Explosion of Rights in Ottoman Istanbul" by Asli Cansunar and Timur Kuran This paper … Continue reading Islamic Law & Law of the Muslim World eJournal: August 23
Thoughts on the Draft Tunisian Inheritance Reform Legislation
Mohammad Fadel (University of Toronto, Faculty of Law) takes a pragmatic approach that helps explain why Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi’s 2017 proposal to amend Tunisian inheritance laws has raised … Continue reading Thoughts on the Draft Tunisian Inheritance Reform Legislation
Recent Scholarship: Fadel on Islamic Financial Ethics
Mohammad Fadel, Professor of Law at the University of Toronto, wrote a chapter in Islam and Applied Ethics (Hamad bin Khalifa University Press, 2017) exploring the ethical principles that inform … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Fadel on Islamic Financial Ethics
Islamic Law Scholars’ Round-Up: Feb 25th
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
Islamic Law in “Plain English”
As a reminder, the SHARIAsource Portal contains helpful resources that explain various aspects of Islamic law in "plain English," including: Lexicon Ijtihād: the direct interpretation of scripture Ḥadīth: Prophetic traditions … Continue reading Islamic Law in “Plain English”