Sharia

Islamic Legal Philosophy (Yasir Qadhi, Jasser Auda & Tariq Ramadan)

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Strengthening The Moral & Social Fabric of Societies: Preservation of Life & Preservation of Faith - Dr. Yasir Qadhi, Dr Jasser Auda & Dr. Tariq Ramadan A unique set of lectures based on the Maqasid (goals) of the Sharia. The knowledge of the Maqasid of the Sharia is crucial for Islamic jurists and the mastery of the Maqasid is what separates the heavy-weights from the light-weights. Understanding the Maqasid of the Sharia is understanding the secret of the law. [This is Session 12 of the 49th Annual ISNA Convention ISNA Website: www.isna.net Video Courtesy of: http://www.youtube.com/user/isnavideos] [Yasir Qadhi was born in Houston, Texas and completed his primary and secondary education in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He graduated with a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston, after which he was accepted as a student at the Islamic University of Madinah. After completing a diploma in Arabic, he graduated with a B.A. from the College of Hadith and Islamic Sciences. Thereafter, he completed a M.A. in Islamic Theology from the College of Dawah. He is currently pursuing his doctorate, in Religious Studies, at Yale University. He is also teaching at Rhodes College, in Memphis, TN. He is in the final stages of completing his PhD in Religious Studies from Yale University.] [Dr. Jasser Auda is currently Associate Professor in the Public Policy Program, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Qatar Foundation, Qatar. He is Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Islamic Law, Faculty of Law, Alexandria University, Egypt. Dr. Auda is affiliated with numerous organizations active in Islamic scholarship such as the UK Board of Muslim Scholars, the Good Islamic Governance Index (headed by Imam Faisel Rauf), the International Union of Muslim Scholars, the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), UK; and the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSSUK).] Dr. Jasser Auda is the Founding Director of Al-Maqasid Research Center in London. He was a Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, UK, Associate Professor at the College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah, UAE, and Assistant Professor at Ryerson University, Canada, University of Bahrain and the University of Waterloo, Canada. Dr. Jasser Auda earned a B.Sc. In Engineering from Cairo University (1988), a B.A in Islamic Studies from the Islamic American University, USA (2001) an M.J in Comparative Jurisprudence from the Islamic American University, USA (2004), a PhD in Systems Analysis from the University of Waterloo, Canada (1996) and a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies from the University of Wales, UK (2008).] [Tariq Ramadan is Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at the Oxford University (Oriental Institute, St Antony's College) and also teaches at the Oxford Faculty of Theology. He is Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Islamic Studies, (Qatar) and the University of Malaysia Perlis ; Senior Research Fellow at Doshisha University (Kyoto, Japan) and Director of the Research Centre of Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) (Doha, Qatar). He holds an MA in Philosophy and French literature and PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Geneva. In Cairo, Egypt he received one-on-one intensive training in classic Islamic scholarship from Al-Azhar University scholars (ijazat in seven disciplines). Through his writings and lectures Tariq has contributed to the debate on the issues of Muslims in the West and Islamic revival in the Muslim world. He is active at academic and grassroots levels lecturing extensively throughout the world on theology, ethics, social justice, ecology and interfaith as well intercultural dialogue. He is President of the European think tank : European Muslim Network (EMN) in Brussels.] Tags: Abdal Hakim Murad, Abdullah Hakim Quick, Abdur-Raheem Green, Abu Mussab Wajdi Akkari, Abu Taubah, Abu Usamah, Abu Yusuf Riyad-ul-Haq, Adhan, Ahmed Deedat, Allah, Allahu Akbar, Aqeedah, Ashari, Bidah, Bilal Philips, Dawah, Faraz Rabbani, Fatwa, Feiz Muhammad, Fiqh, Hadith, Haitham al-Haddad, Hajj, Hamza Yusuf, Hasan Ali, Hijab, Haram, Ibn al-Uthaymeen, Imran Hosein, Ingrid Mattson, Islam, Islamic Law, Ismail ibn Musa Menk, Jamal Badawi, Jannah, Jeffrey Lang, Jihad, Jonathan Brown, Kamal el Mekki, khalifah, Khalid Latif, Khalid Yasin, Love, Madinah, Maher Zain, Marriage, Mecca, Muhammad al-Ninowy, Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, Muhammad Alshareef, Muhammad ibn Adam al Kawthari, Muslim, Muslim Convert, Mutah Beale (Napolean), Nasheed, Niqab, Nouman Ali Khan, Nuh Ha Mim Keller, Omar Suleiman, Philosophy, Prophet Muhammad, Quran, Said Rageah, Salafi, Sami Yusuf, Saudi Arabia, Sharia, Shaykh, Shaykh Saleh Al-Fawzan, Sheikh, Sheikh Al-Albani, Shirk, Sufi, Suhaib Webb, Sunnah, Tariq Ramadan, Tasawwuf, Tawfique Chowdhury, Usama Canon, Wahhabi, , Wisam Sharieff, Women in Islam, Yahya Rhodus, Yaser Birjas, Yasir Qadhi, Yasmin Mogahed, Yusuf Estes, Yvonne Ridley, Zahir Mahmood, Zaid Shakir, Zakir Naik