BOOK REVIEW COURSE – AL-MUWAṬṬA, THE RECENSION OF YAḤYĀ IBN YAḤYĀ AL-LAYTHĪ

[PLEASE NOTE – The course is BOTH in person ONSITE in London and for those who can not attend in person can purchase the LIVE ONLINE STREAMING ticket to watch it from their device and those coming in person, should you not decide to attend person on the day or half the day, you will still recieve a link to the live online streaming, irrespective but are encouraged to attend in person if you have registered for that ticket, as this helps with allows room allocation, respectively for fellow participants].

Islamic Courses with support of Ebrahim College and Al-Manaar | Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre present:

BOOK REVIEW COURSE – AL-MUWAṬṬA, THE RECENSION OF YAḤYĀ IBN YAḤYĀ AL-LAYTHĪ

Delivered by : Professor Mohammad Fadel [University of Toronto]*

And Professor Yasin Dutton**

Host chair: Sidi Andrew Booso*[Advisory Board of the Al-Salam Institute (Oxford and London),UK]

The Muwaṭṭaʾ, written in the eighth century CE by Mālik b. Anas—known as the Imam of Medina—is the first written treatise of Islamic law. The Prophet Muḥammad and his earliest followers immigrated to the city of Medina after they experienced severe persecution in their hometown of Mecca, establishing the first Muslim community in Medina. As the Muslim community rapidly expanded, Medina lost some of its political importance, but retained its position as the leading Muslim center of learning for over one hundred years after the Prophet Muḥammad’s death. Imam Mālik’s Muwaṭṭaʾ provides an unparalleled window into the life of this early Muslim community, and the rituals, laws, and customs they upheld.

This advanced level program will into new insights & perspectives following the translation of the Royal Moroccan Edition for hadith scholarship and studies.

Sessions will include:

1. Overview of the Muwatta’s structure

1. The Royal Moroccan Edition translation and challenges
2. Particular texts
3. Amal v. Hadith
4. Extended Q and A

AUDIENCE: Because of the technical nature of the subject and level presented, participants are required to have a reasonable knowledge of both hadith studies and the traditional Islamic Sciences and subjects. Open to the general public but aimed at intermediate and advanced students of Islamic Sciences, Islamic Studies, post-graduates and academics and Ulema/Imams.

About the presenter:

*Professor Mohammad Fadel [University of Toronto] – [Full Professor & Former Canada Research Chair for the Law and Economics of Islamic Law (2006-16)]. Mohammad H. Fadel is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Law, which he joined in January 2006. Professor Fadel wrote his Ph.D. dissertation on legal process in medieval Islamic law while at the University of Chicago and received his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. Professor Fadel was admitted to the Bar of New York in 2000 and practiced law with the firm of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York, New York, where he worked on a wide variety of corporate finance transactions and securities-related regulatory investigations. Professor Fadel also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Paul V. Niemeyer of the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and the Honorable Anthony A. Alaimo of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Professor Fadel has published numerous articles in Islamic legal history and Islam and liberalism.

**Professor Yasin Dutton was the Azman Hashim Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and Emeritus Professor of Arabic in the School of Languages & Literature at the University of Cape Town. His research interests include early Quranic manuscripts and both classical and modern Islamic law, with an emphasis on economic and environmental issues.

***Host: Sidi Andrew Booso is originally from London. He read law at the London School of Economics, and pursued traditional Islamic learning with a variety of teachers in a private capacity. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Al-Salam Institute (Oxford and London). He edits for a number of publishers specialising in the Islamic disciplines, and has produced works related to Quranic exegesis, spirituality, ethics, Islamic law and theology.

All welcome, limited spaces, pre-registration required!

DEADLINE FOR BOOKINGS APPLY after which prices increase

* Please note, time and resources have been set aside to ensure the programme runs in a smooth and professional manner for the maximum benefit of participants and thus unless the programme has been postponed or cancelled, there are NO REFUNDS as part of the terms and condition policy.

*Lunch and refreshments can be purchased at cafe’s or restaurant’s near to the venue and NOT included in ticket price.

*The course is BOTH in person ONSITE in London and for those who can not attend in person can purchase the LIVE ONLINE STREAMING ticket to watch it from their device and those coming in person, should decide not to attend person on the day or half the day, you will still recieve a link to the live online streaming, irrespective but are encouraged to attend in person if you have registered for that ticket, as this helps with allows room allocation, respectively for fellow participants