This stain of Jahiliyya has followed us through the ages in a variety of forms and has spread to many of our sanctuaries of remembrance of Allah and His messenger. Continue reading Anti-Racism: A Reflection on the Islamic Tradition
In an age of unprecedented anti-Muslim lynching and violence against minorities in India, Islamophobic bigotry extends its arms into modern Indian State figures. Continue reading Hindu Nationalism: History, Ideology, Nation
The Shari’ah is best distinguished from Islamic law. Islamic law, usul-al-fiqh, consists of four separate sources: the Qur’an, Hadith, the consensus of the Islamic community and analogical reasoning. Continue reading Mughal India: The Role of Law in Life
In the spring of 2013, a debate on the legal status of the Shari’ah (Islamic law) in England and Wales took place in the British House of Commons. Continue reading The Modern Presence of Shari’ah in English Civil Law
At the heart of how much of the Muslim-majority world regulates its financial and banking laws, Islamic contract and commercial law extends globally. Continue reading Legal Pluralism Within International Commercial Law
Traversing Tradition 