Author-Meets-Reader: Sherman Jackson and “The Islamic Secular,” AALS 2024 Meeting, January 6, 2024 @ 10:00 – 11:40 a.m.

Author-Meets-Reader - Sherman Jackson and "The Islamic Secular" (Saturday, January 6th, 2024 - 10am to 11:40am) Speaker/Author: Sherman Jackson (Professor and King Faisal Chair in Islamic Thought and Culture, University of Southern … Continue reading Author-Meets-Reader: Sherman Jackson and “The Islamic Secular,” AALS 2024 Meeting, January 6, 2024 @ 10:00 – 11:40 a.m.

Lecture by Sherman Jackson: Islam in America and the Ethnic Studies Paradigm, Department of History (Harvard University), November 20, 2020 @ 12:00 – 1:30 pm

Islam in America and the Ethnic Studies Paradigm Date: Friday, November 20, 2020, 12:00pm to 1:30pm Location: Zoom (RSVP Required) Part of the New Perspectives on Ethnicity and Migration lecture series Speaker: Professor Sherman Jackson, … Continue reading Lecture by Sherman Jackson: Islam in America and the Ethnic Studies Paradigm, Department of History (Harvard University), November 20, 2020 @ 12:00 – 1:30 pm

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

SHARIAsource Editors and Senior Scholars’ Round Up: July 2nd

The Toronto Star turned to SHARIAsource Senior Scholar Khaled Abou El Fadl in its article on the creation of Saudi Wahhabism. SHARIAsource U.S. Editor Abed Awad discussed the history of … Continue reading SHARIAsource Editors and Senior Scholars’ Round Up: July 2nd

Islamic Law Lexicon :: Ijtihād: the direct interpretation of scripture

This entry provides a definition and analysis of the term ijtihād, drawing on works by SHARIAsource Senior Scholar Sherman A. Jackson, King Faisal Chair in Islamic Thought and Culture and Professor of Religion … Continue reading Islamic Law Lexicon :: Ijtihād: the direct interpretation of scripture