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Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee

Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee, born October 25, 1945, in Pakistan, is a distinguished Islamic legal scholar who taught at the International Islamic University Islamabad. His groundbreaking work "Theories of Islamic Law" has been recognized for establishing the foundations of a new approach to Islamic jurisprudence, as noted by multiple academic reviewers in the field of comparative religious law.

Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee has authored several Law books on Islamic law and jurisprudence, and has also translated Islamic Law books from Arabic to English.

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Nyazee's Academic Background

Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee completed his LLM program in Islamic law at the Faculty of Shariah and Law at the International Islamic University, Islamabad. He studied under Hussein Hamid Hassan, a recognized authority in Islamic finance fatwa issuance. This educational foundation provided Nyazee with the expertise to develop nuanced theories about Islamic jurisprudence that bridge classical understanding with contemporary legal challenges.

Nyazee’s work has fundamentally reshaped understanding of Islamic jurisprudence by:

  1. Challenging prevailing Western academic narratives about Islamic legal development
  2. Providing a structured framework for analyzing the relationship between Islamic law and modern financial systems
  3. Offering a systematic approach to rights-based discourse within Islamic legal tradition
  4. Establishing methodological tools for comparative analysis between Islamic and Western legal systems
  5. Developing practical applications of classical fiqh to contemporary business structures

Nyazee employs precise textual analysis combined with analytical comparative methodology. According to juridical reviews, his work is characterized by:

  • Meticulous examination of primary Arabic sources
  • Integration of classical and contemporary legal methodologies
  • Clear differentiation between theoretical principles and practical applications
  • Systematic categorization of legal concepts
  • Consistent application of interpretive frameworks across different areas of law
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Books Written by Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee

Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee has authored several Law books on Islamic law and jurisprudence, and has also translated Islamic Law books from Arabic to English. His notable works include the following titles:

  1. Distinguished Jurist’s Primer: translation of Ibn Rushd Bidāyat al-Mujtahid fī Nihāyat al-Muqtaṣid, in 2 volumes.
  1. The Book of Revenue: translation of Abū ‘Ubayd, Kitāb al-Amwāl.
  2. The Guidance: translation of al-Marghīnānī, al-Hidāyah Sharḥ Bidȳat al-Mubtadi’, in 4 volumes.
  1. The Reconciliation of the Fundamentals of Islamic Law: translation of Ibrāhīm Ibn Mūsā Abū Isḥāq al-Shāṭibī, al-Muwāfaqāt fī Uṣūl al-Sharī‘ah, first 2 volumes out of 4.
  1. Money Exchange, Loans and Riba: translation of Shams al-A’immah Abū Bakr al-Sarakhsī, Kitab al-Ṣarf from Kitāb al-Mabsūṭ.
  1. Duties of the Qāḍī and Rules of Court: translation of Alā’ al-Dīn Abū Bakr al-Kāsānī, Adab al-Qāḍī from Badā’i‘ al-Ṣanā’i‘ fī Tartīb al-Sharā’i‘.
  1. Theories of Islamic Law: The Methodology of Ijtihād
  2. The Concept of Riba and Islamic Banking
  3. Islamic Jurisprudence – Usul Al Fiqh
  4. Outlines of Islamic Jurisprudence
  5. Islamic Law of Business Organization: Partnerships
  6. Islamic Law of Business Organization: Corporations
  7. Outlines of Muslim Personal Law
  8. The Prohibition of Riba Elaborated
  9. Murābaḥah and the Credit Sale
  10. Ribā and Ribā Contracts
  11. Following a Single School and Rules for Issuing Fatwas
  12. Islamic Legal Maxims: Qawa‘id Fiqhiyyah
  13. The Methodology of Ijtihad: Old and New: (Comparative Jurisprudence)
  14. Defending the Frontiers of the Ḥanafī School
  15. The Original Meaning of Ḥanafī Uṣūl al-Fiqh
  16. Islamic Law for the New Millennium
  17. General Principles of Criminal Law: Islamic and Western
  18. The Islamic Law on Wine and Intoxicating Beverages
  19. Islamic Jurisprudence (Questions & Answers)
  20. Sharī‘ah Bill of Rights for the New Millennium

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