Hanafi Fiqh - Societal Law (Intermediate)

Synopsis: 

This is the fourth and final module of the WLSIS Intermediate Level Islamic Law curriculum [Module 1: Worship and its Rulings, Module 2: Business Law and Islamic Finance, Module 3: Family Law].
All four modules are based around the classical legal text of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence known as "The Summation of Al-Qaduri" (Mukhtasar al-Qaduri). This core text is often referred to simply as 'The Book' by practitioners of the Hanafi School, indicating its pre-eminent rank within the school. The main commentary referred to in the course is "Al-Lubbab" of the Damascene jurisprudent Shaykh Abdul-Ghani al-Ghunaymi (may Allah have mercy on him).

Module 4 is split into three 15-week terms, and deals with Criminal and Civil Law and Laws of Armed Conflct (Jihad), including legal rulings pertaining to the appointment of a caliph or sultan. The course finishes with a few important miscellaneous topics in Islamic Law, including Slaughtering of Animals, Oaths, and the Permissible and Prohibited. Terms such as 'Khilafah', 'Jihad' and 'Shariah Law' have become so emotive and politicised, yet few Muslims actually take the time to study how they were understood by the great legal theorists of the past. By returning to the classical works of jurisprudence, such as 'The Book', we are able to gain insights into how these legal issues were understood when Islamic civilisation was at its height, uncorrupted by interpretations that arose in the modern period, often in response to colonial subjugation. After gaining this familiarity with sources much closer chronologically to the revelatory period itself, we are then in a better position to evaluate objectively the various modernist formulations.  

It is not a pre-condition of this course to have completed the previous modules, as each module is self-contained. Students may study each module in any order. Completing all four modules means that the student has covered the field of Islamic Law at an intermediate level.
All teaching is in English and translations of the core text will be issued,

Detailed Course Description

MODULE 4a: Criminal Law

Laws pertaining to Slavery and Clientage
Offences Against the Person: Assault, Wounding, Murder
Compensation (Blood Money)
Murder In Unknown Circumstances
Legal Punishment for Drinking Alcohol
Legal Punishment for False Accusation of Adultery
Theft and its Legal Punishment
Armed Robbery


MODULE 4b: Court Procedure & Laws of Armed Conflict

Litigation
Testimony
Revocation of Testimony
Professional Code of Conduct for the Judiciary
Division of Estates
Coercion
Armed Conflict and its Detailed Rulings
Appointing a Khalifah
Agricultural Land Tax
Jizyah Tax for Non-Muslims Residents
Apostasy and its Rulings
Insurgency and its Rulings

 
MODULE 4c: Slaughtering of Animals, Oaths, The Permissible and Prohibited

Oaths
Drinks
Hunting and Slaughtering
Sacrificial Slaughter
Permissible and Prohibited
Wearing Silk, Gold and Silver
Vessels made of Gold and Silver
Division of the Quran and Diacritical Marking of It
Ornamenting Mosques
Looking at the Opposite Gender

Course Instructor: Shk Dr Ridhwan Saleem 

Course Dates:

Term 1 (module 4a): Sunday 10th January 2010 - Sunday 4th April 2010

Term 2 (module 4b): Sunday 9th May 2010 - Sunday 22th August 2010

Term 3 (module 4c): Sunday 19th September 2010 - Sunday 19th December 2010

Duration: 3 terms of 15 lessons each.
Time: Sundays 12.45pm – 2:00pm
Current Registration Status: Open
Entry requirements: None
Registration Fee: £35 per term (admin fee)
Registration Deadline: None

Course Texts:

Students will be issued with a translation of the Muktasar al-Qaduri core text.
Students proficient in Arabic are recommended to obtain a copy of al-Lubaab of al-Maydani.
1. Mukhtasar al-Qaduri with reference to commentary, al-Lubbaab, of Shk.
    `Abdul Ghani al-Ghunaymi al-Maydani

Supplementary Reading:
Al-Hidayah, available in English translation by Charles Hamilton (A recent revised version is available published by Dar al-Ishaat, Karachi, which improves on the original by providing useful sub-headings, highlighting the Qaduri core-text, and using modern typesetting.) 
Students are recommended to read the chapter to be covered in the next class from the Hidaya in preparation for the class. 

Restrictions: none.

To register, please send an email to admin@wlsis.org  including:

• Full Name
• Address
• Contact number(s)
• Chosen course(s)

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