Higher Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqasid al-Shariah)
Higher Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqasid al-Shariah)
Saturday October 24, 2015
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Flint Islamic Center
Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans
Teacher
Presidential Candidate Ben Carson stated that a Muslim believing in Shariah should not be President. So what exactly is Shariah law? What is its purpose? Upon which principles is it based? How does it relate to American Law? Join us for this enlightening one-day seminar!
Teacher Bio:
Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans is ALIM’s Scholar-in-Residence and Executive Director. He converted to Islam while in high school. Upon conversion, Ustadh Ubaydullah began studying some of the foundational books of Islam under the private tutelage of local scholars while simultaneously pursuing a degree in journalism from Columbia. Since then he has studied at Chicagoland’s Institute of Islamic Education (IIE), in Tarim, Yemen, and Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, where he is the first African-American to graduate from its Shari’a program. Ustadh Ubaydullah also instructs with the Ta’leef Collective and the Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) at times.
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