Category: Agenda

  A special guest is joining us at Masjid Toronto to talk about a significant and relevant topic of ‘The Objectives of Ramadan and Fasting‘. We welcome everyone to joinon Sunday, May 22nd right after Dhuhr (1:30 pm). Dr. Jasser Auda is the Executive Director of the Maqasid Institute, a global think tank based in London, and a Visiting Professor of Islamic Law at Carleton University in Canada. He is also a Founding and Board Member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars.Lunch will be served after this lecture and a Q & A...

IIIT will hold 3 panels during the ICNA-MAS Convention on May 29, 2016 in Baltimore, MD. The panel titles are: 1) Maqasid Al-Shariah as a Philosophy of Islamic Law: A System Approach. 2) Islamophobia: Root Causes, Effective Solutions. 3) Mind the Gap: Bringing Islamic scholars and Scientists Together to address challenges at the intersection of theology, science and bioethics. Panelists include Amb. Ebrahim Rasool, former ambassador of South Africa to the United States; Prof. Jasser Auda, Carleton University; Engy AbdelKader, Georgetown University, Bridge Initiative; Dr. Mohamed Nimer, American University; Dr. Zahid Bukhari, ICNA President; Dr. Aasim Padela, University of Chicago; Sh. Jihad Brown, Tabah Foundation; Sh. Bilal Ali Ansari, Darul Qasim; and Dr. Ermin Sinanovic,...

  22 April 2016 Launching in Cape Town insha Allah the South African edition of:Maqasid al Shariah : As Philosophy of Islamic Law – Jasser Auda, which comes after a number of reprints, local editions, translated editions, and electronic editions. Thanking Allah to hear that this book’s total reprints, despite its specialized language, crossed the 50 thousand copies...