{"id":2319,"date":"2025-10-06T09:56:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T07:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isils.net\/isils\/?p=2319"},"modified":"2025-10-06T09:59:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T07:59:24","slug":"islamic-legal-corpora-authority-reasoning-and-authorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isils.net\/isils\/islamic-legal-corpora-authority-reasoning-and-authorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic Legal Corpora: Authority, Reasoning, and Authorship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amasya, T\u00fcrkiye | June 24\u201326, 2026<\/strong>
\nAmasya \u00dcniversitesi \u0130lahiyat Fak\u00fcltesi<\/strong><\/p>\n

We invite proposals for a workshop devoted to expert readings and translations of texts from the\u00a0\u1e24anaf\u012b legal tradition. This workshop offers a forum for scholars to present original, source-based research and to critically engage with the genres, reasoning, and textual forms that have shaped\u00a0\u1e24anaf\u012b legal thought across time and space.<\/p>\n

Conceived as a collaborative space for inquiry, the workshop will center on a curated set of\u00a0\u1e24anaf\u012b legal materials\u2014including understudied texts and genres\u2014with the goal of rethinking how Islamic legal authority, authorship, and textual transmission are constituted and interpreted. Alongside traditional close readings, we will explore the possibilities and limits of digital humanities tools for tracing patterns, structures, and trajectories within the\u00a0fiqh<\/i>\u00a0tradition.<\/p>\n

Selected papers from this workshop will also contribute to the concluding Hanafi Workshop of this series, to be held in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2027. In addition, they will be considered for inclusion in the planned collective volume,\u00a0A Reader in\u00a0<\/i>\u1e24<\/i>anaf\u012b Legal Thought.<\/i><\/p>\n

Submission Guidelines<\/b><\/p>\n

Paper abstracts of no more than 500 words should be sent to Dr. Samy Ayoub (sayoub@utexas.edu<\/a>) by\u00a0Monday, December 1, 2025<\/b>. Submissions are welcome from academics at all career stages, including tenured, pre-tenure, non-tenure-track faculty, fellows, visiting assistant professors, adjunct faculty, and graduate students.<\/p>\n

Participants are expected to submit a draft paper focused on a primary\u00a0\u1e24anaf\u012b legal text by\u00a0June 1, 2026<\/b>\u00a0(see list below) with the following components:<\/p>\n

A critical introduction to the selected text and its context.
\nA full English translation of the text or representative selections
\nA guided close reading section, to be presented and discussed at the workshop.<\/p>\n

Possible Texts and Genres Include<\/b><\/p>\n

Legal theory (u\u1e63\u016bl) treatises.
\nPositive law (fur\u016b\u02bf) texts and commentaries (\u1e93\u0101hir al-riw\u0101ya and n\u0101dir al-riw\u0101ya collections).
\nFatwa compilations; waqi\u02bf\u0101t\/naw\u0101zil literature.
\nJudicial procedure (adab al-q\u0101\u1e0d\u012b) and judge manuals (e.g., al-Fu\u1e63\u016bl, J\u0101mi\u02bf\u00a0al-Fu\u1e63\u016blayn).
\nFormal legal documents (ma\u1e25\u0101\u1e0dir, sijill\u0101t,\u00a0\u1e25ujj\u0101t, waqfiyy\u0101t, tamas\u016bk\u0101t, etc.).
\nThematic legal texts (e.g., A\u1e25k\u0101m al-Nis\u0101\u02be, A\u1e25k\u0101m al-\u1e62iby\u0101n, A\u1e25k\u0101m Ahl al-Dhimma, Kutub al-Awq\u0101f).
\nSultanic or bureaucratic-legal literature (e.g., al-Ma\u02bfr\u016b\u1e0d\u0101t, Qaw\u0101n\u012bn \u0100l-i\u00a0\u02bfUthm\u0101n).
\nLegal disputation texts (kutub al-khil\u0101f).
\nCodified legal texts such as the\u00a0Mecelle<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Reading Process<\/b><\/p>\n

This workshop adopts an interactive reading model to encourage active participation. The reading exercise is designed to share background information, introduce key terms, provide historical and legal context, and solicit audience feedback. This approach fosters collective engagement with the text and facilitates rigorous, erudite discussion. We suggest the following guiding questions:<\/p>\n

Why this text?
\nHow should it be understood?
\nWhat is its scholarly or pedagogical utility?<\/p>\n

Logistics & Funding<\/b><\/p>\n

The organizers will cover all local expenses, including accommodation, meals, in-city transportation in Amasya, and a meaningful cultural program. Limited funding will also be available to cover some travel costs for graduate students and selected participants unable to secure support from their home institutions.<\/p>\n

Organizers (Alphabetically):<\/b><\/p>\n

Samy Ayoub, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
\nMurteza Bedir, PhD, Director, Center of Islamic Studies (ISAM)
\nSerdar Kurnaz, PhD, Berlin Institute for Islamic Studies
\nHasan Yerkazan, PhD, Amasya University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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