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In this presentation, Shaykh Ismail discusses two important maxims of Fiqh, ‘local culture is the deciding factor’ and ‘harm must be eliminated’ as well as their subsidiary maxims.
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In this second lecture in this series on Qawaid al-Fiqhiyah, Shaykh Ismail Kamdar discusses the second major maxim of Fiqh ‘conviction is not removed by doubt’ and some of the Fiqh rulings that can be understood and extracted from it.
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In this introductory session on Qawaaid al-Fiqhiyyah (Legal Fiqh Maxims), Shaykh Ismail summarizes the concept of Maqasid al-Shariah, introduces the concept of Qawaaid al-Fiqhiyyah and discusses the first maxim related to intentions.
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In this final lecture on Maqasid al-Shariah, Shaykh Ismail discusses the preservation of lineage, honour and families as interlinked goals of the Shariah.
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In part four in this series on Maqasid al-Shariah, we discuss the importance of preserving the intellect and wealth as fundamental goals of the Shariah.
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In part 3 of our series on Maqasid al-Shariah, we discuss the preservation of faith and life as goals of the Shariah.
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In this second lecture in the series on Maqasid al-Shariah, Shaykh Ismail Kamdar discusses the primary goal of the Shariah i.e. the attainment of benefit and the removal of harm.
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In this final lecture in the series on Usul al-Fiqh, Shaykh Ismail Kamdar discusses the Hanafi principle of Istihsan and how it can be used to solve contemporary issues in Fiqh.
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This is the fifth lecture in the Usul al-Fiqh series covering the concept of Urf as a principle of Fiqh.
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Listen to Ismail Kamdar on Apple Podcasts Listen to Ismail Kamdar on Google Podcasts Listen to Ismail Kamdar on Spotify PodcastsBorn on 1 September 1986 in Durban, South Africa, Abu Muawiyah began his study of Islam at the age of 13. After seven years in a Deobandi Darul Uloom, Abu Muawiyah graduated at the age of twenty and continued his study of Islam under scholars from a variety of groups and madhhabs.
In 2007, Abu Muawiyah joined the Islamic Online University as one of its first students. In this same year, he met Dr. Bilal Philips and became one of his students. In January 2014, he completed a BAIS through the Islamic Online University and is currently pursuing his Minor in Education.
Abu Muawiyah has served as a Da’ee for IIFRI, and as an Islamic Studies, Arabic and Economics teacher at Ihsaan Boys College in 2008. In 2009, he taught Social Studies, English and Economics with an Islamized curriculum at the Al-Fajr International School in Chennai, India.In 2010, he became one of the first Tutorial Assistants of the Islamic Online University’s BAIS program.
He has served as TA for Fiqh, Arabic, Tafseer, Etiquettes, History and Aqeedah at IOU over the past four years, and currently serves as the Head Tutorial Assistant of IOU’s BAIS and Higher Diploma Programs. Abu Muawiyah is the author of ‘Having Fun the Halal Way: Entertainment in Islam’ and hosted two weekly Radio Programs on Radio Al-Ansaar ‘The Divine Connection: Understanding the Quran’ and ‘Dawah Dynamics’ from 2012 until 2013.
Abu Muawiyah has lectured at various workshops, conferences, radio stations, television stations and youth camps around South Africa and abroad. He is happily married with four children, and currently resides in Durban, South Africa.