By Mohammad Hashim Kamali

ISBN: 978-1-903682-61-6
Published: June 2011

Publisher: The Islamic Texts Society

Citizenship and Accountability of Government: An Islamic Perspective is the final volume in Prof. M. H. Kamali's series on fundamental rights and liberties in Islam. It includes discussions of: the definitions of citizenship; the rights of citizens; the duties of citizens; citizenship laws; the concepts of dār al-Islām (abode of Islam), dār al-ḥarb (abode of war) and the dār al-ʿahd (abode of treaty); theummah and the nation-state; government as a trust; the selection of officials; the relationship between authority and citizens; corruption and the misuse of public funds; despotism and dynastic misrule; the right of complaint; the limits of obedience; impeachment of officials and heads of state; the foundation of institutions of accountability. In addition to the topics of citizenship and accountability of government, this volume contains a discussion of freedom of movement in Islam which is the last of the fundamental rights in Prof. M. H. Kamali’s series.

Dr Mohammad H. Kamali is Chairman of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was formerly Professor of Law at the International Islamic University Malaysia, where he taught Islamic law and jurisprudence for over twenty years.

By Mohammad Hashim Kamali

ISBN: 978-1903682593
Published: February 2011

Publisher: The Islamic Texts Society

In The Right to Education, Work and Welfare in Islam Professor M.H. Kamali develops an Islamic perspective on three connected and complementary areas of rights and liberties. He argues that education is often a necessary ingredient of professional work even more so now than in earlier times when the range and variety of specialised knowledge were relatively limited. A person who acquires education, whether generally or at advanced levels of specialisation, is more likely to stand in a better position to enter the workforce and thus to contribute to the welfare of the community.

The author commences his discussions on education, work and welfare in Islam by focusing on how each is treated in the Qur’ān; and follows this by the example of the Prophet and, after him, the Pious Caliphs who gave prominence to the education and welfare needs of people at times both of scarcity and affluence. Professor Kamali then moves forward to our time and discusses the right to education, the education of children, institutionalisation of learning, academic freedom and the debate between science and religion.

The section on work elaborates on the value of work, work ethics, workers’ and employers’ rights and responsibilities, and the role and responsibility of governments.

Finally, the section on welfare focuses on the importance in Islam of caring for those who are in need and the different forms of provision that can be made available by individuals, the state and charities.

By David L. Johnston

ISBN: 978-983-861-413-9
Published: 2010 Universiti Sains Malaysia

In this book, the author reflects upon the writings of three well-known contemporary Muslim thinkers—Jamal al-Banna, Mohammad Hashim Kamali and Khaled Abou El Fadl. All three try to make sense of Islam’s contemporary role in the face of modernity and globalisation by examining the religion from within the tradition. These are scholars whose religious authenticity has never been questioned. At the same time, they remain open to not only non-Muslim religions and secular philosophies but also to the diversity of thought that lies within Islam which is sometimes suppressed by those who adopt an authoritarian approach to the religion.

All in all, this writing represents a significant contribution towards a better understanding of the role that Islamic ideas on justice can play in shaping contemporary civilization.

Occasional Paper Series 13
By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
London & Washington: The International Institute of Islamic Thought, 2008. pp. 26
ISBN: 9781565-644427

Al-Maqasid al-Shari’ah, or the Higher Objectives of Shari’ah, is a manifestly important and yet somewhat neglected discipline of the Shari’ah. The Shari’ah generally is predicated on benefits to the individual and the community, and its laws are designed to protect these benefits and to facilitate the improvement and perfection of the conditions of human life. The Qur’an is expressive of this when it points to a signature purpose of the prophethood of Muhammad (SAW): “We have not sent you but as a Mercy to the worlds” (Qur’an 21:107). This can also be seen in the Qur’an’s characterization of itself as “a healing to the (spiritual) ailments of the hearts” and “a Guidance and Mercy” for the believers and mankind (Qur’an 10:57). The objectives of rahmah (mercy or compassion) mentioned in these two verses are further substantiated by other provisions in the Qur’an and Sunnah (the Traditions of the Prophet) that seek to establish justice, eliminate prejudice, and alleviate hardship. The laws of the Qur’an and Sunnah also seek to promote cooperation and support within the family and the society at large. Read Full Summary....

By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Oxford: ONEWORLD, 2008. pp. x + 342
ISBN: 978-1-85168-565-3

Providing a comprehensive and accessible examination of Shari’ah Law, this concise introduction examines the sources, characteristic features, and schools of thought of a system often stereotyped for its severity in the West.

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali

ISBN: 978-1-903682-54-8 Hardback
ISBN: 978-1-903682-55-5 Paperback
Published: June 2008 The Islamic Texts Society

A person’s right to life, personal security, privacy, and ownership are the most basic of all the fundamental rights and liberties and are of concern to all legal systems and traditions. To address them side by side with one another, as is attempted in the present volume, is reflective of their natural priority and significance. These rights are simultaneously the most vulnerable to aggression and abuse.

The right to life is the basic right from which all the others derive. The discussion of this fundamental right includes: the sanctity of life from the Islamic perspective, murder, unintentional killing, the death penalty and compensations for victims. This chapter also includes discussions of abortion, suicide, and euthanasia.

The second of the rights discussed is the right to security and this includes: the security against unlawful arrest, the right to fair treatment, the right to counsel, freedom from aggression and torture.

The third right is that of privacy and is mainly concerned with the privacy of one’s home, confidential correspondence, and immunity against invasion of privacy in the forms of interception of correspondence, eavesdropping and other such violations.
Finally, the discussion of the right of ownership includes the four aspects of ownership in Islam, legitimate and illegitimate means of acquisition of ownership, and the restrictions that the Sharia imposes on the exercise of this right including taxation, inheritance and bequests.

By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Kuala Lumpur: Ilmiah Publishers, 2006. pp.141
ISBN: 9789833-074471

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Kuala Lumpur: Ilmiah Publishers, 2006. pp.304
ISBN: 9789833-074440

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eds. K. S. Nathan and Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2005
ISBN: 981-230-283-2

This book looks at Islam and its strategic implications for Southeast Asia. Part I outlines Islamic doctrine and traces the history and growth of Islamic economic institutions in the region. In Part II, politics, governance, civil society and gender issues are examined in the context of Southeast Asian Islam. Part III devotes itself to the impact of modernization and globalization on Muslim society. Part IV examines and evaluates the impact of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the icons of the American superpower. The Conclusion offers some perspectives on the challenges and prospects for Islamic doctrine and practice in the context of Southeast Asia.

By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
United Kingdom: The Islamic foundation, 2005. pp. xi + 257
ISBN: 0-86037-435-1

A Textbook of Hadith Studies provides a wide-ranging coverage of Hadith methodology and literature for intermediate and advanced level of study. It offers insights into the history of Hadith, their compilation, documentation and methods for ascertaining their accuracy. It deals with the principles of Hadith criticism (al-jarh wa al-ta’dil) and classification.

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Eminent Scholars’ Lecture Series No. 20
Islamic Research and Training Institute Islamic Development Bank. pp.148
ISBN: 9960-32-012-X

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Cambridge, UK: Islamic Texts Society, 2005. pp. x + 141
ISBN: 978-1903682-418

First work in the English language to deal specifically with the subjects of equity and fairness in Islamic law. Origins, nature and different legal perspectives on the concept of istihsan, followed by definition and examples of its applications, including issues related to Islamic banking, sale transactions, charitable endowments, pensions funds and others.

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Islamic Studies Occasional Papers 58
By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Islamic Research Institute International Islamic University Islamabad – Pakistan, 2004. pp. 39

By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Cambridge, UK: Islamic Texts Society, 2003
ISBN: 978-0946621-828

This third edition of the best-selling title Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence has been completely revised and substantially enlarged. In this work, Prof Kamali offers us the first detailed presentation available in English of the theory of Muslim law (usul al-fiqh). Written as a university textbook, Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence is an essential reference work not only for students of Islamic law, but also for anyone with an interest in Muslim society or in issues of comparative jurisprudence.

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Cambridge, UK: Islamic Texts Society, 2002. pp. xvi + 265
ISBN: 978-1903682-036

The Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective provides the most detailed study to date on the subject of the dignity of man in Islam. This book goes a long way towards exploring an alternative to Western concepts of human rights. The Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective is part of a series of studies on fundamental rights and liberties in Islam.

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Kuala Lumpur: Ilmiah Publishers, 2002. pp. xxii + 253
ISBN: 9789832-092742

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Kuala Lumpur; Ilmiah Publishers, 2002. pp.xi + 184
ISBN: 9-789832-092032

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Kuala Lumpur: Ilmiah Publishers 2002, pp.vii + 332
ISBN: 9-789832-092759

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Cambridge, UK: Islamic Texts Society, 2002. pp. 195
ISBN: 978-1903682-029

In Freedom, Equality and Justice in Islam, M H Kamali presents the reader with an analysis of the three concepts of freedom, equality and justice from an Islamic point of view and their manifestations in the religious, social, legal and political fields. Companion volume to The Dignity of Man and Freedom of Expression in Islam.

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Kuala Lumpur: Ilmiah Publishers, 2002. pp. xvi +118
ISBN: 9789832-092025

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Islamic Studies Occasional Papers 41
By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Islamic Research Institute International Islamic University Islamabad – Pakistan, 2001. pp. 45

Islamic Studies Occasional Papers 43
By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Islamic Research Institute International Islamic University Islamabad – Pakistan, 2001. pp. 23

Islamic Studies Occasional Papers 4
By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Islamic Research Institute International Islamic University Islamabad – Pakistan. pp. 39

By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Kuala Lumpur: Ilmiah Publisher, 2000. pp.352
ISBN: 978-9832-092278

The book addresses Shari’a-related issues that Malaysia has experienced in recent decades, especially since 1970s when Islam became more visible aspect of government policy. The quest for relevant answers to Shari’ah law reform through ijtihad and other issues of concern to society is bound to be a continuing preoccupation of every representative government in this country. This book is a modest contribution to this continuing search for balanced approaches to Shari’a-related issues.

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Cambridge, UK: Islamic Texts Society, 2000. pp. xxii + 253
ISBN: 978-0946621-798

Futures and options are a completely new phenomenon which has no parallel in Islamic commercial law. This work focuses on options and futures as trading tools and explores their validity from an Islamic point of view.

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Jointly published by Ilmiah Publishers, Malaysia and The Islamic Foundation, UK, 1999. pp. 106
ISBN: 9-789832-092025

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Jointly published by Ilmiah Publishers, Malaysia and The Islamic Foundation, UK, 1999. pp. 237
ISBN: 9-789832-092032

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Islamic Studies Occasional Papers 33
By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Islamic Research Institute International Islamic University Islamabad – Pakistan, 1999. pp. 20

By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Kuala Lumpur: Ilmiah Publishers, 1998. (Revised edition) pp. 349
ISBN: 9789832-092018

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Cambridge, UK: Islamic Texts Society, 1997. pp. 349
ISBN: 978-0946621-590

In recent years the subject of freedom of expression has become a topic of heated debate. Freedom of Expression in Islam offers the first and only detailed presentation in English of freedom of expression from both the legal and moral perspectives of Islam. Companion volume to The Dignity of Man and Freedom, Equality and Justice in Islam.

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Yogyakarta: diterbitkan Pustaka Pelajar bekerjasama dengan
Circle for the Qur’an and Humanity Studies, 1996. pp. xxi + 302
ISBN: 9798581-628

By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Kuala Lumpur: Institut Kajian Dasar, 1995. pp. xvii + 178
ISBN: 983-884-038-6

The Hudud Bill confronts the people of Kelantan and Malaysia with the prospects either to conform to the specific rules of Shari’ah at the expense of its higher objectives, the maqasid al-Shari’ah, or else to uphold the higher purpose of Shari;ah at the expense of some compromise on specifics. The relationship between the hudud and justice is one of the specific to the general and of the means to the end. In this book, Dr. Kamali advances the view that it is probable to administer justice even if it entails compromise on enforcing the specified punishments.

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Capital University Law Review, Vol. 21, winter 1992, No. 1

By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Kuala Lumpur: Pelanduk Publications, 1989. pp.xxii + 524
ISBN: 967-978-281-6

This third edition of the best-selling title Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence has been completely revised and substantially enlarged. In this work, Prof Kamali offers us the first detailed presentation available in English of the theory of Muslim law (usul al-fiqh). Written as a university textbook, Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence is an essential reference work not only for students of Islamic law, but also for anyone with an interest in Muslim society or in issues of comparative jurisprudence.

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By Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1985. pp. viii + 265
ISBN: 9004071288 | 9789004071285