By Issam Eido This is part one in a series of four posts on Ḥanafī criteria for using ḥadīth in the ‘courts and canons’ of early Islamic law. In this series of four … Continue reading Lived or Non-Lived Ḥadīth? Content vs. Narrator Criteria in Early Ḥanafī Law
An Experiment in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Islamic Law :: Part 2 ::
By Mairaj Syed Results I initially decided that I would divide up the Testimony chapter into 7-gram word fragments, because the original evidence canon consisted of seven Arabic words. This … Continue reading An Experiment in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Islamic Law :: Part 2 ::
An Experiment in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Islamic Law :: Part 1 ::
By Mairaj Syed Project Description and Goals As I briefly indicated in my previous blog post, a fundamental desideratum for the field of Islamic law and ethics is a … Continue reading An Experiment in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Islamic Law :: Part 1 ::
Mapping COVID-19 Fatwās
The Fatwa Collection The Submission Form The Project The “Mapping Covid Fatwas Project” came about in early March 2020 when global awareness of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) extended beyond hot … Continue reading Mapping COVID-19 Fatwās
The Golden Collection of the Law’s Maxims
By Mariam Sheibani Source: Al-ʿAlāʾī, Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Khalīl. Al-Majmūʿ al-mudhhab fī qawāʿid al-madhhab. Edited by Majīd ʿAlī al-ʿUbaydī and Aḥmad Khudayrʿ Abbās. 2 vols. Amman: Dār ʿImār, 1425/2004. General Description: … Continue reading The Golden Collection of the Law’s Maxims