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Introduction to Islamic law: Fiqh is not Islamic law 1-10

 Fiqh is not Islamic law 1st Class: Intro to Fiqh IPSA – Cape Town Jan 2019  It is about time that we define “fiqh” as the Quran defines it, and go beyond the narrow legal and historical definitions. This is an excerpt from the first class Dr.Jasser  gave yesterday in the course titled, “Introduction to Islamic law”, which is taught within the new graduate program based on Maqasid al-Shariah at the International Peace College South Africa –...

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Women Area in Mosque: Children Rows and Mosque’s Doors(5-5)

In this part, Dr. Jasser Auda concludes the series with discussion of where children should line within a mosque and whether women are solely responsible for them during prayer. Also, whether mosque’s gates should be open for both men and women or dedicated for each gender is also elaborated on in this article. Part1  part2  Part3   Part4 Children’s status and place in mosque As for children, the observed practice during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was that the older among them would form separate rows. Sometimes the imam was a child like...

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