Islamic Jurisprudence

Faculty of Sacred Law & Ethical Reasoning

“Principles Over Precedent – Wisdom for a Complex World”

Introduction: The Living Science of Justice

Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh) isn’t about rigid rules—it’s a 1,400-year intellectual revolution that harmonizes divine guidance with human contexts. Here, we study:

• Classical methodologies (How scholars derived rulings from the Quran and Prophetic traditions)
• Modern applications (From cryptocurrency to CRISPR gene editing)
• Comparative systems (How Islamic reasoning dialogues with common law, human rights frameworks, and AI ethics)

Core Principle:
“Laws change with time, place, and need—but justice is eternal.”
— Imam Al-Shatibi (14th century)

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Degree Programs (Applications Open)

1. BA in Ethical Legal Systems
   • Duration: 4 years | 120 credits
   • Innovative Courses:
     • “Fatwa-Making in the Digital Age”
     • “Women Jurists: From Classical Courts to Constitutional Law”
     • “Islamic Environmental Jurisprudence”
2. MA in Applied Sacred Law
   • Specializations:
     • Bioethics: Abortion, euthanasia, and organ donation rulings
     • Interfaith Family Law: Navigating Muslim-Christian marriages
     • Criminal Justice Reform: Alternatives to incarceration
3. Executive Certificates
   • “Islamic Venture Capital: Structuring Halal Startups”
   • “Conflict Resolution: The Medina Charter Model”

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Pedagogical Innovation

✔ Case-Based Learning: Analyze real disputes (e.g., Muslim Airbnb hosts refusing unmarried couples)
✔ Debate Formats: “Was classical slavery jurisprudence about abolition or regulation?”
✔ Global Faculty: Scholars from Malaysia’s sharia courts to European human rights tribunals

Sample Thesis Topics:

• TikTok Fatwas: When Muftis Become Influencers
• Using Blockchain to Automate Islamic Inheritance Distribution

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Career Pathways

• Policy Architect: Draft legislation for Muslim-minority countries
• Ethics Consultant: For hospitals, banks, or tech firms
• Interfaith Mediator: Resolve synagogue-mosque zoning disputes
• Academic Researcher: Reconstruct lost legal schools (e.g., Al-Awza’i’s marine laws)

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Admissions

Who Should Apply?

• Future judges seeking holistic training
• NGO workers tackling religious freedom cases
• Entrepreneurs building halal ecosystems

No Arabic Required: All texts taught in translation with terminology glossaries.