Episodes
Wednesday Jul 30, 2014
Wednesday Jul 30, 2014
What does Ijmāʿ (consensus) mean? How does it function within traditional Islamic Law? In what way do the Sunni concept of “ijmāʿ” and the Shīʿī concept of “imām” parallel each other? What are the political dynamics of ijmāʿ?
Wednesday Jul 23, 2014
EP.41--Religion: Ijtihad and the Intellectual Struggle to Find God's Law in Islam
Wednesday Jul 23, 2014
Wednesday Jul 23, 2014
The episode discusses the concept of ijtihad that has been used by Muslim jurists to derive legal rulings. We particularly focus on what is known as qiyas and that came to be the most dominant interpretative tool that a mujtahid utilizes in this process.
Monday Jul 07, 2014
EP.40--Religion: Hadith Collections
Monday Jul 07, 2014
Monday Jul 07, 2014
The episode introduces some of the different types of Hadith collections that arose in the world of Islam over the centuries. We discuss the role of Hadith in the transition from Qur'anic discourse to Islamic discourses and learn about sahifas, musannafs, musnads, and the Sahih movement.