Contextualising Islam in Britain: Dr Jasser Audah

What does it mean to “contextualise” Islam in Britain and what purpose does it serve, if any? Is contextualising another form of “reforming” Islam by compromising the very principles of Islam?
Or can contextualising Islam within the universal framework of the Shar’ia provide Muslims to live a positive life, fully and faithfully to their religion and to Britain? Could it help Muslims better comprehend their sacred texts to the current context as British citizens?

Date:	Saturday, 14 November 2009
Time:	18:00 – 21:00

Speaker:

Dr Jasser Auda is the Founding Director of Al-Maqasid Research Centre in the Philosophy of Islamic Law and visiting Professor at Alexandria University, Egypt. He has a multi-disciplinary academic background. He wrote two PhD theses on Islamic Philosophy of Law and Systems Analysis and Design, in the University of Wales, UK, and the University of Waterloo, Canada, respectively. His latest book shows his multi-disciplinary approach to research in Islamic Studies. It is titled: Maqasid al-Shar’ia as Philosophy of Islamic Law: A Systems Approach, published by the IIIT in the UK in 2007.

Join us for this month’s Halaqa, where we hope to engage in a thought-provoking discussion on the Muslim presence in Britain.

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