Event recording: Is there Justice Outside God’s Law?: Making Sense of the Boundaries of the Sharīʿah in Islamic Civilization by Professor Jonathan Brown (Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization, Georgetown University)

By Myriam Francois|March 9, 2016|Uncategorized|0 comments

On Monday 29th of February, the SOAS-CIS welcomed Prof Jonathan AC Brown as part of our Distinguished Speakers’ Lecture Series, for a talk on “Is there Justice Outside God’s Law?: Making Sense of the Boundaries of the Sharīʿah in Islamic Civilization “. You can watch the recording of the event here: http://www.soas.ac.uk/islamicstudies/events/cis-distinguished-speakers-lecture-series/29feb2016-is-there-justice-outside-gods-law-making-sense-of-the-boundaries-of-the-sharah-in-islamic-.html    

Idea’s Hub: Prof Jonathan AC Brown on “How Much Does Islamic Law Change When Customs Change?”

By Myriam Francois|March 9, 2016|Ideas Hub|4 comments

How Much Does Islamic Law Change When Customs Change? By Prof Jonathan Brown Not long ago one of my students approached me asking my opinion on a small text that had been circulating on social media, particularly amongst advocates of Progressive Islam.  The snippet of text was fascinating, since it touched on a major question of Islamic law and legal reform, namely the competing authority of the original proof texts

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