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Dynamics of Change in Islamic Law (III): Grundnorm, a cosmological myth
To effectively address the original Weberian objection i.e. normative pluralism is substantively irrational, it is mandatory to reformulate the problem in concise terms, starting point being that chan… more →
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Dynamics of Change in Islamic Law (III): Grundnorm, a cosmological myth
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Aasem Bakhshi wrote 1 year ago: To effectively address the original Weberian objection i.e. normative pluralism is substantively irr … more →
Dynamics of Change in Islamic Law (II): Iftaa, Ijtihad and Social Customs
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Aasem Bakhshi wrote 1 year ago: The “content” of any medium blinds us to the character of the medium. [Marshall McLuhan] … more →
Dynamics of Change in Islamic Law (I): Normative Pluralism
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Aasem Bakhshi wrote 1 year ago: In my view, the most important crisis that Muslim society miserably failed to handle during Islam … more →
Stare Decisis in Islamic Law
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Aasem Bakhshi wrote 2 years ago: Ali at eteraz.org takes on Ijma’a, one of the primary sources of Islamic Law, best defined as … more →
Pope should not waste time reading all the people who wrote about Ibn Hazm; he should instead read Ibn Hazm.
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Aasem Bakhshi wrote 3 years ago: If Pope’s evidence (the famous 14th century dialogue) to beef up his argument against Islam be … more →
Is Quran a simple and straightforward document?
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Aasem Bakhshi wrote 3 years ago: To say that Quranic language is completely devoid of any lexical ambiguities may lead one to infer t … more →
Amal-e-Ahle Madina (3) - Imam Shafii's Criticism
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Aasem Bakhshi wrote 3 years ago: If Imam Shafii’s charge on the Medinese school has to be expressed with just one word, it woul … more →
Addendum to 'Cosmopolitan Fiqh' Post
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Aasem Bakhshi wrote 3 years ago: In 1980, the Council of Islamic Ideology of Pakistan initiated the first comprehensive report compri … more →
Cosmopolitan Fiqh
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Aasem Bakhshi wrote 3 years ago: While traditionalists and reformists continue their indulgence in fiery encounters (all in good fait … more →
Amal-e-Ahle Madina (2) - Argument against itself
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Aasem Bakhshi wrote 3 years ago: I analysed the rationale behind Imam Malik’s reliance on Practice of Madinites as a juridical … more →
Institutionalized Disagreement
Aasem Bakhshi wrote 3 years ago: Dr. John Walbridge whose primary area of research is Illuminationist Philosophy (specifically the sc … more →
Amal-e-Ahle Madina (1) - Imam Malik's Rationale
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Aasem Bakhshi wrote 3 years ago: The principle of ‘practice of Madinites’ (amal-e-ahle-Madina) is arguably one of the mos … more →
Creation of Quran - Mutazilite Perspective
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Aasem Bakhshi wrote 4 years ago: In the end of 846 AD, a motley fool named Ibaadah entered the court of Wathiq and said “May Al … more →
