Reading Adab as Fiqh: al-Ǧa

The Algorithm of Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) with Validation of an Entscheidungsproblem

The historic background of algorithmic processing with regard to etymology and methodology is translated into terms of mathematical logic and Computer Science. A formal logic structure is introduced by exemplary questions posed to Fiqh-chapters to define a logic query language. As a foundation, a generic algorithm for deciding Fiqhrulings is designed to enable and further leverage rule of law (...

Methods and Methodologies in Fiqh and Islamic Economics

This paper intends to examine the methods of reasoning that are employed in Fiqh and critically discuss their adoption in Islamic economics. The paper argues that the methods used in Fiqh are mainly designed to find out whether or not a certain act is permissible or prohibited. Islamic economics, on the other hand, is a social science. Like any other social science its proper unit of analysis i...

Critique of Arabic Texts/ Critical Review of Al-Adab al-Arabi Min-Asr al-Jahili, Ali Ghahramani and Masoud Bavanpour

An Analysis of the Theories Dealing with the Authority of the Exterior of the Quran in Usul al-Fiqh

The question of the authority of the exterior of the Quran is among the issues common to usul al-fiqh (the principles of Islamic jurisprudence), tafsir (interpretation) and Quranic sciences. The present article delves into this issue discussing the most prominent theories about it such as the views of Akhbari and Usuli scholars. The critiques of the theory that seeks to refute this authority ar...

Bacillus subtilis ada operon encodes two DNA alkyltransferases.

By prophage transformation and subcloning, we have obtained Bacillus subtilis DNA fragments that could complement the hypersensitivity of ada (adaptive response deficient) mutants to N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). The nucleotide sequence contained two open reading frames that were assigned to the genes adaA and adaB, encoding methylphosphotriester-DNA methyltransferase and O6-meth...