Saudi Gazette report
KUALA LUMPUR — The Muslim World League’s Islamic Fiqh Council launched its first jurists’ discussion board in Kuala Lumpur, bringing collectively main students and muftis from throughout the Islamic world to look at the instructing of Islamic jurisprudence and the formation of up to date jurists.
The discussion board, titled “Educating Islamic Jurisprudence and Forming the Jurist: Options and Pointers,” was inaugurated by Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa, Secretary-Common of the Muslim World League and President of the Affiliation of Muslim Students.
The occasion was held below the patronage of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and attended by Sheikh Dr. Saleh bin Humaid, Imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque in Makkah and President of the Worldwide Islamic Fiqh Academy of the Group of Islamic Cooperation, in addition to Sheikh Ahmad Fawzi bin Fazil, Mufti of Malaysia’s Federal Territories.
Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh, delivered a keynote tackle via Sheikh Dr. Fahd Al-Majed, Secretary-Common of the Council of Senior Students.
He harassed that Islamic jurisprudence stays a exact and very important science enriched by centuries of scholarship and expressed hope that the discussion board would produce research and suggestions to carry this intensive physique of information nearer to college students.
Al-Sheikh additionally known as for an analysis of how Islamic jurisprudence is taught in universities throughout the Muslim world, emphasizing the necessity to graduate jurists able to addressing modern points and challenges.
He praised the Muslim World League for fostering unity and advancing scholarly collaboration within the face of recent challenges.
Sheikh Al-Issa underscored that the range of Islamic faculties of thought has lengthy been a supply of scholarly enrichment, reflecting the breadth and adaptability of Shariah.
He highlighted the historic contributions of nice students who strengthened the unity of the Muslim ummah via dialogue, mutual respect, and honest scholarship.
He warned towards narrow-minded interpretations that fail to acknowledge the expansiveness of God’s mercy and the tolerance inherent in Islam.
In his remarks, Sheikh Saleh bin Humaid harassed that Islamic jurisprudence just isn’t a set of inflexible rulings however a dwelling self-discipline rooted within the Qur’an and Sunnah, evolving with time whereas preserving its foundational rules.
He known as for creating jurists who stability deep Shariah data with consciousness of up to date realities, grounded in core sources similar to consensus, analogy, and better goals of Shariah.
Malaysian Mufti Sheikh Fawzi Fazil emphasised the significance of collective ijtihad (juridical reasoning) in addressing new points rising from fast technological and social developments.
He famous that fashionable life presents advanced questions absent in earlier centuries, requiring methodical approaches to make sure alignment with Shariah and the pursuits of the Muslim group.
The discussion board concluded with a remaining assertion commending the position of fiqh academies in institutionalizing collective ijtihad and issuing suggestions to refine strategies of instructing jurisprudence, shaping modern jurists, and addressing urgent authorized and moral challenges.
Members additionally thanked the Malaysian authorities for internet hosting the occasion and the Muslim World League for its management in organizing the gathering, calling for it to turn out to be an everyday platform in several Muslim nations.
