WHEN: Tuesday 2nd March, 7th Week. 7.30pm
WHERE: TBC

Few topics stir emotion like that of Islamic law, known as the Shariah. >From stoning to amputation via divorce and child brides, in the West, Islamic law is associated with all that is nefarious, unjust and antithetical to Human Rights. And yet, despite its abominable reputation, Muslims hold Islamic law to be the embodiment of the highest ethical ideals, the implementation of which is meant to establish justice and serenity on Earth.

Shaykh Abdallah al Adhami will seek to explain the reasons behind the gulf in understanding and whether Shariah really lives up to the negative mystique. His lecture will address the following questions: What is Shariah, what are its remits, and what are the challenges it faces in the modern age? Can Liberalism accommodate Shariah, or even Islam? Does Shariah need to change - and if so, how? Should Shariah be abandoned altogether in a secular society, and this even permissible for Muslims?

This event will take the format of a lecture, followed by question and answer/discussion session. As ever, refreshments will be provided!

Speaker Bio: Born in Georgetown, Washington, Shaykh Abdullah al Adhami graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt University, New York, whilst simultaneously completing his formally training in the traditional Islamic sciences. He began his Islamic studies at the tender age of 8 years old in Damascus, receiving tuition from some of the most renown scholars of his age. His is a world specialist in Islamic Jurisprudence and the Philosophy of Law; his most recent research examines the use of gendered-language in Islamic source-texts, and the wider implications this has in the field of Islamic gender discourses.