- Topics to be discussed
- Introduction to the origin and development of Ja`fari fiqh
- The emergence of the four madhaahib amongst Sunnis; founders of the schools and the differences between them
- Definitions and understanding of technical terms in Islamic jurisprudence
- Ijtihaad and taqleed in our madhhab compared to the Sunni fiqh
- The ritual purification: Why and how does our Wudhoo and ghusl differ from the Ahl Sunnah?
- Major differences in the Salaat: joining of prayers, saying of basmalah before a Qur’anic Soorah, saying of aammeen after al-Faatiha, where and how to keep our hands during qiyaam, and doing of Sajdah on clay tablet.
- Zakaat and Khums: how do we differ from the Sunni fiqh?
- Major differences in the rules of marriage and divorce: the concept of the temporary marriage and the definition of three talaaqs.
- Useful Resources
- Maghniyyah, Muhammad Jawad The Five Schools of Islamic Law Qum, 1995
- Al-Musawi, `Abdul Husayn Saharaf al-Din
- Questions on Jurisprudence, tr. L. Takim, Scarborough,1996.
- Al-Samawi, Muhammad al-Tijani To Be With the Truthful tr. H. Najafi, Qum, 1997.
- Al-Samawi, Muhammad Al-Tijani The Shia: The Real Followers of the Sunnah tr. H. Najafi, Qum, 1995.
- Sharif, Mohammad Innocently Accused Karachi, 1991.
- Dates: June 05 – June 29, 2001
- Instructor: Hasnayn Kassamali
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ALI-002: Understanding the Ja’fari Fiqh
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