Saturday, January 13, 2024:

The Objectives of Islamic Law

Instructors:

• Sh. Ammar Khatib
• Dr. Nazir Khan

Objectives: 

Understand how the objectives of Islamic law (maqasid al-shari’ah) play a role in Islamic rulings (fiqh) as well as their importance for Islamic ethics

Outline: 

• Overview of Maqasid al-Shari’ah
• Historical developments in the theory of Maqasid al-Shari’ah
• Relevance of Maqasid al-Shari’ah to Islamic schools of thought
• Importance of Maqasid al-Shari’ah to Islamic ethics
• Contrast between Islamic ethics and secular theories of ethics

September 23, 2023:

The Framework of Islamic understanding: Sources of Islamic jurisprudence

• Sh. Ismael Mukhtar
• Dr. Mohammad Iqbal al-Nadvi

Objectives: 

Understanding sources of Islamic law within the framework of traditional Islamic scholarship and contemporary intellectual context.

Outline: 

• Islamic learning: Theory and practice.
• Primary sources of Islamic jurisprudence.
• Reason “al-aql” and text “al-Naql” correspondence.
• Different schools: causes and approaches.
• The pitfall of the social media as a means of Islamic learning.
• Principles of scholarly approach to learning and understanding.

Note: 

Online required reading material will be provided, followed by a short quiz.