The 66th regular Shariah course for Judges, Qazis, Attorneys, Prosecutors, and Law Officers organized by the Sharī‘ah Academy of International Islamic University Islamabad commenced on the other day.
The 66th course is being attended by 24 participants including District and Session Judges, Qazis, Attorneys, Prosecutors, and Law Officers across Pakistan. This 16 week long course is an iconic course of the academy since 1981.
In the inaugural ceremony, the Director General Sahriah Academy Prof Dr Atta Ullah Faizi welcomed the participants of the course. He also briefed them about the objectives of the course. He said that the course offers a comparative examination of Islamic and Western legal systems, concepts and their approaches. He further elaborated that the course will significantly focus on modern legal concepts, particularly the doctrine of Ijtihad and its evolving role in contemporary Muslim societies.
Dr. Shams ul Haq, Incharge Department of Training briefed about the curriculum as it is designed to provide comprehensive lectures on a wide range of topics. He told these topics include the concept of justice within the practical frameworks of Usul al-Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) and Maqasid al-Shari`ah (the objectives of Shariah), explored through civil, criminal, constitutional, international, and transactional lenses. Dr Abdul Hameed, the course coordinator also interacted with the participants and apprised them of the schedule and other relevant detail of the course.