ijtihad

Debates on the subject of ijtihad have been continuous among reformers in Egypt, Syria and Tunisia since in the end of the nineteenth century. They intensified in the second half of the twentieth century, where many writings have appeared addressing the definition, conditions, necessities and applications of Ijtihad, including the qualifications of the mujtahideen, and other issues.

Contemporary thinking on the concept of Ijtihad (religious reasoning) has passed through many different junctures and contexts. This seminar seeks to revive the history of the concept of Ijtihad in the modern era - its contexts, functions and methods that locate Ijtihad at the heart of the intellectual and social transformations within Islam. 

CILE Summer School 2016 in Granada

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The Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) a member of Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies in Hamad Bin Khalifa University, held its 2016 CILE Granada Summer School in Spain, from 16th to 20th May. Around fifty students coming from different parts of the world and background attended this 3rd Edition of CILE Granada Summer School. 

In its quest for developing the scientific research and reviving Islamic legislation and ethics studies, the Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) has the pleasure to invite scientists and researchers to contribute their research papers to the special seminar organized by the methodology and ethics unit at the Center, under the theme: “Ijtihad (Juristic Deduction) in Contemporary Context: Concept, Functions and Methods”, as it comes within the vision and framework specified in the (

The Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE), a member of Hamad bin Khalifa University’s Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS), cordially invites you to its upcoming public lecture entitled: "The difficulties of Islamic Jurisprudence in the modern time: Contemporary Ijtihad and the Future of Pre-modern Islamic Schools of Law ". This event will be held on February 10th , from 7 to 9 pm in the QFIS Auditorium, Education City.

Lecture Aimed At Reviving And Linking The Concept Of Ijtihad With Contemporary Context

Dr Tariq Ramadan, Director of the Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE), a member of the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS) in Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), called for examining and reviving the concept of Ijtihad –broadening its scope and field, and linking it with contemporary contexts.

The beginning of human life: islamic bioethical perspectives

During the 1990s, biomedical scientists and Muslim religious scholars collaborated to construe Islamic responses for the ethical questions raised by the AIDS pandemic