PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 45: Islamic Principles #13: Theoretical Person This is a concise discussion on the importance of theoretical people/theoretical structures in Islamic law. While...
Read moreEp. 44: Islamic Principles #12: Rulings as Symbols
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 44: Islamic Principles #12: Rulings as Symbols The rulings of the Sharia carry a larger meaning than their specific legal context. The spirit or symbol behind these laws...
Read moreEp. 43: Islamic Principles #11: Understanding the World Around Us
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 43: Islamic Principles #11: Understanding the World Around Us It’s not enough to simply know matters of religion to make sense of Islam, it’s equally important to know...
Read moreEp. 39: Islamic Principles #10: Plurality in Islamic Law
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 39: Islamic Principles #10: Plurality in Islamic Law An advantage and a challenge within Islamic law is the great diversity of opinions. This itself stems from the over 80...
Read moreEp. 36: Islamic Principles #9: The Meta-Goals of Islamic Law
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 36: Islamic Principles #9: The Meta-Goals of Islamic Law After the formation and codification of Islamic law, jurists turned to articulating what the meta-goals of the law...
Read moreEp. 35: Islamic Principles #8: Renewing Usul al-Fiqh
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 35: Islamic Principles #8: Renewing Usul al-Fiqh One of the greatest achievements of Islamic intellectual history is Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence). This is...
Read moreEp. 34: Islamic Principles #7: Abrogation
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 34: Islamic Principles #7: Abrogation Abrogation, while a technical subject in the science of jurisprudence, has a significant impact in how we understand the Quran today...
Read moreEp. 31: Islamic Principles #6: Juristic Methodology
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 31: Islamic Principles #6: Juristic Methodology How can we make sense of Islam today? This is not only the name of this podcast, but a question that I’ve been obsessed...
Read moreEp. 30: Islamic Principles #5: The Arabic Language
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 30: Islamic Principles #5: The Arabic Language How can we make sense of Islam today? This is not only the name of this podcast, but a question that I’ve been obsessed with...
Read moreEp. 29: Islamic Principles #4: The Patterns of Creation
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 29: Islamic Principles #4: The Patterns of Creation How can we make sense of Islam today? This is not only the name of this podcast, but a question that I’ve been obsessed...
Read moreEp. 28: Islamic Principles #3: Understanding the Quran
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 28: Islamic Principles #3: Understanding the Quran How can we make sense of Islam today? This is not only the name of this podcast, but a question that I’ve been obsessed...
Read moreEp. 27: Islamic Principles #2: Mercy
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 27: Islamic Principles #2: Mercy How can we make sense of Islam today? This is not only the name of this podcast, but a question that I’ve been obsessed with for decades...
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