The Islamic Law School

The Islamic Law School has been established to provide education and awareness on the most important current issues of Islamic law, based on authentic and verifiable sources, in easily accessible digital and other forms, so that the viewer on different social media platforms does not have to wade through a mass of unreliable, unverifiable and inaccurate material in order to arrive at the desired information. The function of a school of law in Islam is to identify the view that is deemed the preferred law from among a variety of views of its learned and revered jurists. This is exactly what the Islamic Law School will do, so that the rulings that are included in the videos will be the preferred law of the Hanafi School, unless it is specifically indicated that the view expressed is another respected opinion within this or another school. If the issue discussed is new, that is, a clear opinion on the issue is not to be found in the earlier law of the Hanafi School, a ruling will be provided in the light of the general principles of Hanafi law, however, this will always be obvious or will be indicated.

As the videos will include the most important current issues, the points raised in each video will almost always provide a foundation, in the form of an implied question, on which further research can be undertaken. Consequently, most videos will serve as a basis for the writing of term papers, theses and dissertations, thus, serving as a reservoir of information for researchers, students, and experts. Although the School will occasionally issue a video on an important individual topic, most of the videos have been classified into different categories of Islamic law. Each category will ultimately be designed in the form of a short course that will enable the viewer to acquire comprehensive information about a specific area of Islamic law in about one hour of viewing. For example, the topic of zakat provides complete information about the subject that can be viewed in a period of less than one hour.

The major goal of the Islamic Law School is the imparting of education in a modern form in the area of Islamic law, however, another objective is the dissemination of knowledge about Islamic law. It is expected that the general viewer, who has some interest in Islamic law, will find the information provided to be highly useful, as it impacts his daily life as well as his conduct. For those who are not particularly interested in studying Islamic law, the information provided, it is hoped, will serve as an indication of the importance and significance of this law and of its bright future.