Qada and Siyasa Shar’iyya

In brief: Specialise in Qada (Islamic judiciary) and Siyasa Shar'iyya (Shari'ah-guided governance): the office of the judge, rules of evidence, and the classical literature on governance.

Research the Islamic judiciary and the theory of governance according to the Shari’ah, from classical manuals to contemporary dispute resolution.

Sample research areas

• Adab al-qadi: the qualifications and ethics of a judge
• Evidence, oaths and procedure in Islamic law
• Arbitration, mediation and community dispute resolution
• Siyasa shar’iyya in classical and modern thought
• The Hanafi tradition of judicial writing

Key sources and texts

• Adab al-Qadi of al-Khassaf (Hanafi)
• Al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyya of al-Mawardi
• Al-Siyasa al-Shar’iyya of Ibn Taymiyya
• Al-Turuq al-Hukmiyya of Ibn Qayyim
• Kitab al-Kharaj of Abu Yusuf

Where graduates serve

• Community arbitration and mediation
• Teaching and research
• Advisory work in religious organisations

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