149 results for “law”
... the informal and volatile arrangements of tribal customary law. The framework it created allowed the Prophet ﷺ to govern a...
... riba (usury), the Quran's most detailed debt documentation law, the story of Bani Israel's covenant and its violations, an...
...andard consequence for treaty-breakers under the recognized laws of war — but Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul, leader of the M...
...ry captive they held from her tribe — reasoning that the in-laws of the Prophet ﷺ could not remain enslaved. Aishah later s...
...ion, and establishing the qadhf rule permanently in Islamic law: accusing another of adultery requires four eyewitnesses to...
...nant of the three tribal judgments: a community judged by a law their own scripture contained, pronounced by the dying ally...
...honoring of neighbors and kinship, the prohibition of the unlawful. He recited Surah Maryam. The Negus wept and refused to ...
...ophetic mission. This connection makes Shuaib the father-in-law of one of the greatest prophets in Islam.
...s, and tacit approvals — forms the second source of Islamic law alongside the Quran and is preserved in the great hadith co...
...icant was Paul's decision to largely dissolve the religious law — the specific ritual obligations and dietary restrictions ...
...n Yusuf, governor of Iraq, dispatched his nephew and son-in-law Muhammad ibn al-Qasim — then only seventeen years old — wit...
...cluding calculating inheritance shares according to Islamic law, which was an explicit motivation for his algebraic work.
The Fall of Acre in May 1291 marked the end of the Crusader presence in the Holy Land after nearly two centuries. Acre, the last major Crusader stronghold, was
The conquest of Damascus, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and a major Byzantine administrative centre, marked a turning point in th
...st important work on the objectives and purposes of Islamic law.
... was renowned for his legal reforms (earning the title 'the Lawgiver'), his patronage of the arts, and the construction of ...
...enith of Ottoman power and culture. Known as al-Qanuni (the Lawgiver) in the Islamic world, he codified laws, patronized th...
Shah Waliullah ad-Dehlawi, one of the greatest scholars of the Indian subcontinent, ...
Shah Waliullah of Delhi, one of the most influential Islamic scholars of the 18th century, died. His intellectual legacy shaped numerous reform movements in Sou
The fourth Rightly-Guided Caliph, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet, known for his bravery and knowledge.
...foundational treatise on Islamic governance, constitutional law, and political theory.
...red the study of Maqasid ash-Shariah (objectives of Islamic law) in his work al-Muwafaqat.
The most influential scholar of the Indian subcontinent, translator of the Quran into Persian.
Indian scholar and founder of the Tablighi Jama'at, one of the largest Islamic grassroots movements in the world. Emphasized door-to-door dawah and self-reforma
...anafi jurist and one of the foremost authorities on Islamic law in the modern period. Author of al-Madkhal al-Fiqhi al-Amm ...
... of Muslim Scholars. Author of over 120 books including The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam, and a prominent voice for c...
Yemeni Ba'Alawi scholar and Sufi master from Tarim, author of influential ...
Hadhrami Ba'Alawi scholar who authored 'Simthut Thahabin,' a devotional poem...
...hadith scholar based in Medina who taught Shah Waliullah Dehlawi and Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab, influencing major reform mo...
...Professor at Georgetown University, specializing in Islamic law and hadith sciences, author of major English-language works...
... a leading academic voice on Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic law in the West, and the African-American Muslim experience.
...Laban and first wife of Prophet Yaqub AS (Jacob), mother of Lawi (Levi) and Yahudha (Judah). Ancestor of Musa AS through La...
...ads and narrated the famous hadith on halal and haram: 'The lawful is clear, the unlawful is clear...'
An Ansari companion and Badr veteran, father-in-law of Umar ibn al-Khattab's son. He was martyred at Bi'r Ma'un...
...slamic history, engaging philosophy, theology, science, and law. A master of kalam (Ash'ari school), his approach was influ...
...r of Bada'i' al-Sana'i', a systematic masterpiece of Hanafi law.
Foremost Islamic scholar of the Indian subcontinent; synthesizer of the four madhabs and author of Hujjat Allah al-Balighah.
Pioneer of hadith studies in India; author of Ashi'at al-Lam'at (commentary on Mishkat) and introducer of formal hadith scholarship to the subcontinent.
The greatest Islamic scholar of the Indian subcontinent. Author of Hujjat Allah al-Balighah, a landmark work reconciling the four madhabs through hadith.
...of the six canonical hadith collections focusing on Islamic law. He reviewed 500,000 hadiths and selected 4,800 for his Sun...
...ng the concept of maqasid al-shariah (objectives of Islamic law).
...st comprehensive modern encyclopedia of comparative Islamic law.
...tive modern introduction to Islamic jurisprudence and civil law.
Greatest scholar of Kufa in the Tabi'un era. Expert in law, hadith, and history with an extraordinary memory.
...ndational text on Maqasid al-Shariah (objectives of Islamic law).
...ted his father's mastery of Quranic recitation, inheritance law, and legal knowledge, and was widely consulted for fatwas.
...h-Shatibi. A foundational work on the objectives of Islamic law (maqasid ash-shariah). Revolutionized the field of usul al-...
...primary source for studying the formative period of Islamic law.
By Muhammad Yusuf al-Kandhlawi. A comprehensive compilation of narrations about the lives...
... memory while imprisoned. It covers every branch of Islamic law in exhaustive detail, presenting the positions of Abu Hanif...
By Shah Waliullah ad-Dihlawi. A groundbreaking work that attempts to explain the wisdom...
...risprudence. Ibn Hazm examines every major issue of Islamic law, presenting evidence from the Quran and Sunnah and critiqui...
...l-Ihkam, creating a magisterial treatment of the sources of law, linguistic analysis, legal reasoning, and the principles o...
...the Quran, Sunnah, consensus, analogy, and other sources of law. Known for its thorough analysis of legal disputes between ...
...di. The first systematic treatise on Islamic constitutional law and political governance. Al-Mawardi discusses the caliphat...
...-Shatibi. A revolutionary work on the objectives of Islamic law (maqasid ash-shariah) that shifted legal theory from focusi...
... Ibn Nujaym identifies the five universal maxims of Islamic law and derives subsidiary principles, showing how individual r...
...at that makes it ideal for intermediate students of Islamic law.
...n specific rulings. Essential for understanding how Islamic law operates through broad legal reasoning.
...luding early discussions of maqasid (objectives) of Islamic law that influenced later scholars like ash-Shatibi.
...n reform movements. Essential for understanding how Islamic law evolved.
...gal theory that emphasizes the objectives and spirit of the law. Ibn al-Qayyim argues that Islamic law is built upon wisdom...
...gative techniques that judges may use, showing that Islamic law accommodates sophisticated evidentiary reasoning.
... fiqh encyclopedia. Az-Zuhayli covers every area of Islamic law, presenting the views of all four Sunni schools with their ...
...ue work that bridges the two great schools of early Islamic law.
...The most important modern work on the objectives of Islamic law, building on ash-Shatibi's foundation. Ibn Ashur argues for...
...in the Shafi'i school. It covers all major areas of Islamic law from purification to inheritance.
...udence and one of the greatest works of Islamic comparative law. Ibn Qudamah systematically presents the Hanbali position a...
... Maliki jurisprudence, covering the entire range of Islamic law. Al-Qarafi is also famous for his work on legal maxims (al-...
...ary on al-Shaybani's works and covers every area of Islamic law in exhaustive detail.
...i (literalist) jurisprudence, covering all areas of Islamic law. Ibn Hazm argues every point with direct evidence from Qura...
...Shatibi. A groundbreaking work on the objectives of Islamic law (maqasid ash-shari'ah). Ash-Shatibi argues that understandi...
... Mukhtasar of at-Tahawi, covering the full range of Islamic law with detailed reasoning and evidence. It remains the primar...
...n and systematic presentation. Al-Kasani reorganized Hanafi law thematically rather than following the traditional chapter ...
...zens of subsidiary rules organize the entire body of Hanafi law. The Majallat al-Ahkam al-Adliyyah (Ottoman Civil Code) dre...
...uage while maintaining scholarly rigor, covering sources of law, linguistic analysis, legal reasoning, and ijtihad.
...sim into a comprehensive fiqh work covering all chapters of law. It is the primary source for early Maliki jurisprudence.
...d mere Maliki positions to analyze the reasoning behind the law.
...ralist) jurisprudence, covering the entire range of Islamic law from a strict textualist perspective. Ibn Hazm rejects anal...
...ns formulated in Egypt. It covers the full range of Islamic law with detailed evidence from Quran, Sunnah, and ijma. This w...
...assical work on Islamic political theory and constitutional law.
...ication, prayer, fasting, zakat, hajj, transactions, family law, and criminal law.
...Bilal Philips. Traces the historical development of Islamic law from the Prophet's era through the four major schools of ju...
...rigorous academic study of usul al-fiqh: sources of Islamic law, methods of legal reasoning, ijtihad, ijma, qiyas, and masl...
... examining the Quran, Sunnah, ijma, and qiyas as sources of law.
...lishes the binding authority of prophetic hadith in Islamic law, responding to modernist challenges and demonstrating Sunna...
...d Abd al-Rauf. A comprehensive guide to marriage in Islamic law: spouse selection, marriage contract, rights and duties of ...
...mad Iqbal Siddiqi. A practical guide to Islamic inheritance law covering the Quranic verses on inheritance, classes of heir...
...A classical collection of hadith on the merits of sending salawat upon the Prophet Muhammad, the correct formulas, and thei...
...y Ibn Taymiyyah during his imprisonment, covering theology, law, and spirituality.
...rigin of the universe, and the relationship between natural law and divine creative will — arguing that neither chance nor ...
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The two forms of expiation for missed or broken religious obligations: who owes them and how to fulfill them.
When and how scholars exercise independent reasoning to derive new rulings from the Quran and Sunnah.
The fourth source of Islamic law: how scholars derive new rulings by analogy to existing one...
The third source of Islamic law: what constitutes consensus, its authority, and famous exam...
The five essential objectives: preservation of religion, life, intellect, lineage, and wealth.
The Islamic framework for determining what is permissible and prohibited, and the principles governing gray areas.
How local customs and social norms are incorporated into Islamic legal rulings within Shariah boundaries.
...hulislam fatwas to advances in astronomy, architecture, and law.
...tion between Islam and Judaism, from monotheism and dietary laws to prophets and scripture.
The fourth caliph, the Prophet's cousin and son-in-law, known for his deep knowledge, bravery, and eloquence.
The Islamic guidelines on divorce, including the three-pronouncement process, iddah, khula, and the emphasis on reconciliation.
...lation of inheritance portions, and why Islamic inheritance law is considered a divine science.
...hares, and the mathematical precision of Islamic succession law.
The Quranic and prophetic guidelines on permissible and prohibited foods, slaughter methods, and contemporary applications.
How breastfeeding creates mahram relationships in Islam, the conditions, and the scholars' positions.
...tions on the permissibility of music and singing in Islamic law, from strict prohibition to conditional permission.
... rights and obligations between husband and wife in Islamic law, balancing complementary roles with shared dignity.
...ent, and ethical constraints that govern warfare in Islamic law.
When and how to perform the prostration upon reciting or hearing specific Quran verses, and the scholarly differences on its ruling.
The Quran-based system of inheritance, the fixed shares, residual heirs, blocking rules, and the wisdom behind the Islamic distribution of estates.
The role of the marriage guardian, who qualifies, the scholarly differences on whether the wali is a condition of a valid marriage, and the rights of the bride.
The Islamic rules on child custody after divorce, the priority given to the mother, age thresholds, and conditions that affect custody rights.
...eding establishes kinship (mahram relationships) in Islamic law, the conditions for rada'ah to take effect, and its implica...
The permissible forward sale in Islamic law, where payment is made upfront for goods delivered later, i...
The scholarly debate on organ donation, the conditions under which it is permissible, the principle of necessity (darurah), and living vs. deceased donation.
The common Abrahamic roots, shared prophets and dietary laws, theological agreements, and the key areas where Islam and...
...ahah (public benefit), its use as a supplementary source of law, the conditions scholars placed on it, and debates on its s...
The concept of istihsan as a source of Islamic law, how Hanafi jurists applied it, its critics (notably al-Sha...
The Maliki principle of prohibiting otherwise lawful acts if they lead to harm, its application in contempora...
When necessity permits the otherwise prohibited, the five levels of need (daruriyyat, hajiyyat, tahsiniyyat), conditions, and classical examples.
What is halal and haram to eat, the conditions for halal meat, seafood rulings across madhabs, food additives, and dining etiquette.
The general principles governing contracts in Islamic law, conditions for validity, prohibited elements, and the majo...
...ngest surah in the Quran, its major themes including faith, law, and the stories of previous nations, and its structural co...
...to the commanding soul (ammara), the self-reproaching soul (lawwama), and the tranquil soul (mutma'inna).
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... (usul al-fiqh), having systematized the sources of Islamic law in his landmark work al-Risalah. Predominant in East Africa...
...t founded in Mewat, India in 1927 CE by Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi (1885–1944 CE). Emphasizes personal da'wah and revival thr...
... rulers and ordinary Muslims kafir, considering their blood lawful, and using extreme violence against Muslim civilians.
...es Muslim but are officially declared non-Muslim by Islamic law and the Pakistani constitution.
...CE), a disciple of the 10th Twelver Shia Imam al-Hadi. The Alawites venerate Ali ibn Abi Talib as a divine manifestation, i...
...oday an independent world religion with its own scriptures, laws, and global administrative structure headquartered in Haif...