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Accord Through Consultation
If people consult with one another about their affairs, and if those in authority over them likewise seek out their counsel and take their views into account, this, of all things, is most likely to yield harmony, unity and solidarity. If, on the other hand, mutual consultation is absent from a community, then disunity, divisions and discord are bound to creep in. Even if it were possible to achieve or preserve unity by force and other such means, it would be a unity lacking in goodwill, harmony and mutual consent, and it would be bound to lead eventually to disintegration, schisms and rebellion.
(Al-Shura: The Qur'anic Principle of Consultation, Ahmad Al-Raysuni, IIIT, p. 39) |
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Seminary Marks Full Funding of Islamic Chaplaincy Faculty Chair
 On Sunday evening, March 17, 2013, the Hartford Seminary community and guests from across Connecticut and the nation celebrated the successful completion of funding for an endowed faculty chair in Islamic Chaplaincy. The chair is currently occupied by Dr. Timur Yuskaev, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Islam and Director of the Islamic Chaplaincy Program at the Seminary. More...
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George Mason University Directors visited TJ Alwani Library on Monday March 11, 2013.
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His Excellency Ebrahim Rasool, Ambassador of South Africa to the US, visited IIIT on Friday March 1, 2013.
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Monday, May 27 -Wednesday, July 3, 2013
The Summer Students Program for 2013 is designed for senior undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring in the humanities or social science disciplines and who have... More...
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Summer Institute for Scholars |
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Islamic Reform Movements
After the Arab Spring
June 24-July 3, 2013
The Summer Institute is an annual meeting dedicated to the study of contemporary approaches to Qur'an and Sunnah that brings together senior and young scholars to present papers and participate in panels and informal discussions focused on topics related to a particular theme. More... |
First IIIT European Summer School |
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Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
(August 27 - September 7, 2013)
Details and Application Form
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 Jasser Auda is currently Associate Professor in the Public Policy Program, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Qatar Foundation, Qatar. He is Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Islamic Law, Faculty of Law, Alexandria University, Egypt. Dr. Auda is affiliated with numerous organizations active in Islamic scholarship such as the UK Board of Muslim Scholars, the Good Islamic Governance Index (headed by Imam Faisel Rauf), the International Union of Muslim Scholars, the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), UK; and the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSSUK).
Dr. Jasser Auda is the Founding Director of Al-Maqasid Research Center in London. He was a Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, UK, Associate Professor at the College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah, UAE, and Assistant Professor at Ryerson University, Canada, University of Bahrain and the University of Waterloo, Canada.
Dr. Auda authored and published several books and dozens of articles in Arabic and English. His published books include: Words of Wisdom: a Journey with Ibn Atta-Ellah in Light of the Qur'an, the Sunna, and the Universal laws; and Maqasid al-Shari'ah as Philosophy of Islamic law: a System's Approach, published by IIIT in 2008; and Maqasid al-Shari'ah: A Beginner's Guide, also published by IIIT in 2008. He translated several key works of contemporary scholars from Arabic to English and from English to Arabic including Rowan Williams Islam, Christianity and Pluralism (from English to Arabic) and Mohammad al-Ghazali's Muslim Women between Backward Traditions and Modern Innovations (from Arabic to English).
Dr. Jasser Auda earned a B.Sc. in Engineering from Cairo University (1988), a B.A in Islamic Studies from the Islamic American University, USA (2001) an M.J in Comparative Jurisprudence from the Islamic American University, USA (2004), a PhD in Systems Analysis from the University of Waterloo, Canada (1996) and a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies from the University of Wales, UK (2008).
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Global Africa, Triple Heritage And Pax Africana: Looking Back And Looking Forward Contexts
April 5-6, 2013
The New York African Studies Association (NYASA) will hold its 38th Annual Meeting, April 5-6, 2013, at Binghamton University. More... |
June 7-8, 2013
لقد أصبحت اللغة العربية كلغة حية في بلدان الاتحاد الأوروبي تحتل مكانة جيدة مهمة وإستراتيجية لدى دول ومنظمات الاتحاد الأوربي، وذلك راجع إلى ... المزيد |
Sacred Texts and Human Contexts
June 23-25, 2013
The Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue at Nazareth College will convene an international conference titled "Sacred Texts and Human Contexts: A Symposium on the Role of the Sacred Texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in Uniting and Dividing Humanity" on June 23-25, 2013. More... |
Islamic Institutions of Higher Learning in Africa
October 18-19, 2013
In recent years, there has been a proliferation of Islamic universities and Muslim institutions of higher learning across sub-Saharan Africa. Although there is a long tradition of formal Islamic learning in universities in some parts of ... More... |
The Eighth SOAS Conference on the Qur'an
University of London
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الإعلام المعاصر في الرؤية الحضارية
مؤتمر علمي دولي ينظمه
المعهد العالمي للفكر الإسلامي بالتعاون مع جامعة اليرموك
13-14 نوفمبر 2013
November 13-14, 2013
أصبح الاتصال والإعلام في الواقع المعاصر شأناً مهماً في حياة الناس أفراداً ومجتمعات. وتعددت مفاهيم الإعلام ووسائله وأساليبه ومضامينه، فلم يعد يملك الإنسان فكاكاً من وصولها إليه، وتأثيرها عليه. وأخذت المعلومة الصحيحة والخطأ،...للمزيد... |
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The Ninth International Conference
Islamic Economics and Finance (ICIEF) Growth, Equity and Stability: An Islamic Perspective
September 9-11, 2013, Istanbul, TURKEY
دعوة لتقديم أوراق بحثية للمشاركة في المؤتمر
المؤتمر العالمي التاسع للاقتصاد والتمويل الإسلامي
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