Classical Ijtihad Theory and the Vocabulary of Inter-Islamic Tolerance: a talk by Rodrigo Adem

Shane Atkinson — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 17:40:00 +0000

Rodrigo Adem has a PhD from the University of Chicago in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Religious Studies at UNC Chapel Hill.

Shedding light on an oft-repeated but little-understood term, this talk reorients our concept of ijtihad within its original context of early Islamic jurisprudential theory (Usul al-fiqh) to elucidate the greater social ramifications for this otherwise obscure aspect of Islamic legal discourse.

The classical Islamic negotiation of individual agency, religious difference and epistemic diversity all can be shown to emerge from Muslim scholarly discourses surrounding ijtihad. This will be demonstrated with specific examples and with an eye to historical development, with the aim of providing basic literacy in the vocabulary used for the classical negotiation of inter-Islamic tolerance.

Islam in 3D lecture series to be held in October

Shane Atkinson — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:20:00 +0000

Islam is a holistic spiritual path that involves the Mind, Body, and Soul.

On the level of the mind, there is the subject of belief. On the level of the body, there is the subject of right action. On the level of the soul, there is the purification of the self. These subjects have traditionally been transmitted from heart to heart in each generation.

Right Thinking: Oct. 6

Right Action: Oct. 13

Purification of the Soul: Oct. 20

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Classical Ijtihad Theory and the Vocabulary of Inter-Islamic Tolerance: a talk by Rodrigo Adem

Islam in 3D lecture series to be held in October

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