REL-A 380 KNOWING THE WILL OF GOD IN ISLAM I:LAW (3 CR.)
Students gain understanding of how Muslims have traditionally interpreted the texts of revelation (Qur'an and Hadith) through the development of practical "hands-on" methods. Designed to resemble classes in theology, jurisprudence, and law in a medieval Islamic college.
1 classes found
Fall 2024
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | 30124 | Open | 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | MW | ED 1230 | Jaques R |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 30124: Total Seats: 20 / Available: 13 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- COLL (CASE) Global Civ & Cultr
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
- COLL (CASE) Global Civ & Culture credit
The purpose of this course is for students to gain understandings of central events and issues in the development of Islamic Law (fiqh) over the last 1400 years. The course will focus on the origins and sources used for legal thought as well as the methods of analysis that developed after the 9th Islamic century and into the modern period in the Middle East, as well as Central and Southeast Asia. Students will use primary sources (in translation) and learn the diverse methods scholars used to find legal opinions regarding Islamic rituals, as well as commercial, political, and criminal law.