Join us this Fall! As we usher in a new academic year, we’re kicking things off with a lineup of exciting events and opportunities! We begin with our Islamic Law Speaker Series! On Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 12:30-1:30PM US EST, Professor Recep Senturk (Hamad Bin Khalifa University) will give a book talk on Ādamiyyah: I am Therefore I have Rights (Usul Academy Press, 2025). Next, on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 12:30-1:30PM US EST, Professor Ali Rod Khadem (Suffolk University) will present “Islamic Apocalyptic Jurisprudence: End-Times Law in Sunnī and Shīʿī Discourses” (Islamic Law and Society 31, no. 3 (2024)). His presentation will be followed by our own PIL-LC Research Fellow, Dr. Bahman Khodadadi (Harvard Law School) on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 12:30-1:30PM US EST, who will present On Theocratic Criminal Law: The Rule of Religion and Punishment in Iran (Oxford University Press, 2024). Registration is required.

CONTENT: Online Companion to Justice and Leadership This month, we remember Professor Roy Parviz Mottahedeh’s legacy through the Online Companion to Justice and Leadership in Early Islamic Courts, edited by Professors Intisar Rabb & Abigail Balbale (Harvard University Press, 2017), a festschrift published in his honor. This book presents an in-depth exploration of the administration of justice during Islam’s founding period, 632–1250 CE. Inspired by Professor Mottahedeh’s scholarship and composed in his honor, this volume brings together ten leading scholars of Islamic law to examine the history of early Islamic courts. Each author draws on diverse sources that illuminate a broader and deeper vision of law and society than traditional legal literature alone can provide, including historical chronicles, biographical dictionaries, legal canons, exegetical works, and mirrors for princes. The online companion includes the individual chapters of the book as well as some of the primary sources used in the chapters. Check it out today!

CONTEXT: In Memoriam: Roy Parviz Mottahedeh  We are saddened to share the news of the passing of our dear friend, colleague, and mentor, Professor Roy Parviz Mottahedeh on the July 30, 2024. He was, is, a towering figure in the field of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, and also a friend to the Program in Islamic Law as a member emeritus of our advisory and editorial boards. Professor Mottahedeh was an inspiring educator and a dedicated mentor to countless students over the course of his lifetime.  In remembrance and celebration of Professor Mottahedeh’s legacy and scholarship, the Islamic Law Blog will be publishing a series throughout this month. First in the series is Professor Intisar Rabb’s condolence message to our readers and followers, followed by an introduction to a festschrift published in his honor, a tabula gratulatoria, and his bibliography. A memorial service is scheduled to be held on October 25 at 2pm at Memorial Church. Details on the Islamic Law Blog.