Syllabus

The syllabus for this module is based on selected readings from volumes three and four of Baqir al-Irawani’s Durus Tamhidiyyah fi al-Fiqh al-Istidlali.

1. Unilateral Pronouncements (’Īqā‘āt)
   o Divorce (al-Talāq)
   o Oaths, Vows and Covenants (al-Nadhr, al-Qasam wa al-‘Ahd)
   o Pre-emption (al-Shuf‘ah)
   o Hire (al-Ju‘ālah)
   o Wills (al-Waṣīyyah)
   o Endowments (al-Waqf)
2. Rulings (Aḥkām)
   o Judgment (al-Qaḍā’)
   o Testimony (al-Shahādah)
   o Acknowledgment (al-Iqrār)
   o Found Property (al-Luqaṭah)
   o Usury (al-Ghaṣb)
   o Eating and Drinking
   o Hunting and Slaughtering
   o Supererogatory Property (al-Anfāl) and Public Areas (al-Mushtarakāt)
   o Inheritance (al-’Irth)
   o Punishments (al-Ḥudūd)
   o Retribution (al-Qiṣāṣ)
   o Compensation (al-Dīyāt)

Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy

Assessment Mode
Graded assessment is by presentation and written examination. The presentation will be for 15 minutes, requiring students to investigate different opinions of jurists on a particular area of Islamic jurisprudence and to present their research in a concise and effective manner that demonstrates a critical understanding of the issues. The 2 hour written examination will take place at the end of the semester.
Assessment Weighting
Written examination: 60 %
Presentation: 40 %
Each assessment component must be passed in order to pass the module.

Learning materials

Core readings
Al-Irawani, B. (2009). Durus Tamhidiyyah fi al-Fiqh al-Istidlali. Qum: Al-Mustafa International Translation and Publication Centre.