The content of this paper is actually the first chapter of the most recent book on uṣūl al-fiqh written by this writer. The title of the book is: The Methodology of Ijtihād: Old and New (Comparative Jurisprudence). The book is, in fact, a complete restatement of the discipline of uṣūl...

The future of Islamic law in an environment dominated by nation states is difficult to visualize. This paper identifies the areas in which this law will grow. This future was was visible since the birth of Islamic law

A petition was filed in this court asserting that Allāh Almighty has fixed a share in the wealth of the rich for the poor by way of zakāt, but the rich who own companies and corporations are not paying zakāt. Further, the learned scholars (muftīs) have created some confusion about what is...

A petition was filed in this court seeking a declaratory pronouncement about the rules of zakāt for real estate, houses and plazas that were meant for trade or rental income. In particular it was asserted that if two persons, each having a million dollars invest their money with one investing...

Islamic law is international law. It has been so from the day it was revealed. Its reach is global and unlimited applying equally to the the whole world and locally. Islamic law recognizes no state or the idea of a state; it is for this reason that no state was established during the period of...

We will describe the rules of ribā first, followed by murābaḥah and then a few words about leasing. A young student of reasonable intelligence will be able to understand the rules described here, which makes one wonder why the great muftīs of our times fail to do so

A question has been raised about zakāt, ‘ushr and other financial religious duties in the context of taxes imposed by governments, Federal or Provincial, especially the proposed enhancement or rationalization of the agricultural tax. The people are quite confused about how the whole system is...

In this paper, we shall describe the importance of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which is the primary document for the protection of children. Considerable criticism of the Convention has emerged in the United States. This criticism may be seen as the other side of the...