Tag: ISLAMIC LAW
Islamic view on peaceful legal protests for the oppressed
Given the ongoing crisis in Palestine, Shaykh Dr. Sajid Umar offers a jurisprudential perspective on the topic of protests.
Sh Haitham on Tarawih This Year
Can I pray tarawih at home if the masjid is open? Can I hold a mus'haf or tablet? How much Qur'an should I read? Sh Haitham answers our questions about fasting/prayer times and tarawih this year.
Preserving Islam’s Scholarly Independence
Between politicised religious institutions and tempting salaries, how did Islam’s scholars maintain their independence?
Closing Mosques – Islamic Justifications for Coronavirus Lockdowns
Sh Sajid Umar clarifies the unprecedented fatwas for unprecedented times
A Bigger Threat than Islamophobia
In a day and age where Islamophobia is on the rise, what could possibly be a greater threat to us as Muslims?
A History of Islamic Law
Sheikh Shaqur Rehman takes us on a new journey through the inception, synthesis and evolution of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence...
Sh Haitham in Defence of Sharia Councils
In the name of Allāh, all praise is for Allāh, and may His peace and blessings be upon His final Messenger Muhammad sallAllāhu ‘alayhi wasallam. Over the last century Muslims have become an indispensible part of the landscape of the United Kingdom. The successful integration of Muslims in the UK whilst…
Doubt in Islamic Law – a history of avoiding punishment
Book Review - Doubt in Islamic Law: A History of Legal Maxims, Interpretation, and Islamic Criminal Law "Avoid imposing criminal sanctions in cases of doubt" - idra’u ‘l-hudud bi’l-shubahat - is the juristic maxim at the centre of Professor Intisar Rabb’s phenomenally well-researched work, Doubt in Islamic Law: A History of Legal Maxims, Interpretation,…
Worried about Non Muslims in Britain? Response to Telegraph
All praise belongs to Allāh, may His blessings and salutations be upon His final Messenger, Muhammad (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam). Introduction Last week an article in the Telegraph entitled “Worried about Muslims in Britain? Here’s the answer…” caused quite an uproar. The headline has since been changed as well as…