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Jurisprudential discourses and rulings are often given precedence since they are seen to represent Shari尪a. But Shari尪a, as most Muslims see it, is entirely moral and can never justify any form of injustice. However, the understanding of Shari尪a as an ethical system and the consequences resulting from that understanding remain limited among ordinary Muslims. Even if we assume a widespread understanding of Shari尪a as an ethical system, we will still have several questions related to this ethical system with which we must grapple, including questions related to the nature and foundation of morality and the sources of moral judgment.
Understanding ethics and realizing its significance is one of the most salient topics in contemporary Islamic discourse. There is an urgent need to shift from the jurisprudential approach to the ethical approach in dealing with various normative issues, especially emerging ones. Serious engagement with questions of ethics in Islam requires formulating theories that connect and build on the ethical theories and norms found in various genres of Islamic disciplines in light of contemporary notions of justice and developments in moral philosophy.泭泭
An Islamic moral philosophy cannot be understood or developed by relying solely on sacred texts without examining the ontological and epistemological assumptions.泭 Indeed, if we want to understand or critique any normative judgment, we will first need to understand the implicit assumptions of that judgment. Revealing the assumptions implicit in normative judgments, whether cognitive or metaphysical, is one of the issues dealt with primarily by 域硃梭櫻鳥From Arabic, lit. Speech, discussion, argument, translated as philosophical theology, refers to theological reflection using rational philosophical argumentation to study and express the content of the faith in a coherent… theologians.泭泭
Dr Maram al-Attar seeks to critique these assumptions through engagement with the concepts and theories of classical 域硃梭櫻鳥 (philosophical theology) while considering some contemporary approaches in moral philosophy.
Speaker
Mariam al-Attar
Senior Lecturer
Mariam al-Attar is a Senior Lecturer at the American University of Sharjah, teaching courses in Arabic heritage and Islamic philosophy. Her primary research interests include ethics in classical Arab-Islamic thought and modern and contemporary Arab moral philosophy.泭泭
Before her academic career, she worked as a physicist in hospitals in Jordan and the United Kingdom. Among her publications is the book Islamic Ethics: Divine Command Theory in Arabo-Islamic Thought (Routledge, London and New York, 2010). She has also published numerous articles and chapters on ethical questions, including ethics and gender equality in Islam, women and violence, moral pluralism, and food ethics and genetically modified foods.泭
Convenor
Nuha Alshaar
Associate Professor
Dr Nuha Alshaar has a PhD in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Cambridge, MPhil in Educational Research from the University of Cambridge and an MA in African and Asian History the School of African and Asian Studies, SOAS. She has taught at various academic institutions in the UK, and the Arab world. Find out more on Dr Nuha Alshaar’s research and publications.
Arabic and Islamic History Lecture Series
This series provides a platform for scholars from the Arab and Islamic world to present their research in Arabic in order to make knowledge accessible to a wider audience.
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Speaker
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Convenor
劃懇塈 塈奡媢塈堭
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