Master’s Thesis Defense
Under the patronage of the President of University of Fallujah, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Suleiman Hamad, and under the supervision and follow-up of the Dean of the College of Islamic Sciences, Prof. Dr. Mohammed Jassim Abdul, the public defense of the Master’s thesis submitted by the student (Faisal Abdulaziz Dhahir) was held on the morning of Wednesday, 4/3/2026, at the College of Islamic Sciences / University of Fallujah.
The thesis, entitled:
“Juristic Issues in Which Two Opinions Were Reported within the Shafi‘i School in Al-Bayan by Al-‘Umrani (d. 558 AH), from the Book of Loan to the Book of Pre-emption, and Their Impact on Contemporary Fatwas – A Comparative Study”,
took place in the Central Hall of the College of Islamic Sciences.
The examination committee consisted of the following professors:
- Prof. Dr. Nu‘man Sarhan Atiyah – Chair
- Prof. Dr. Ali Mansour Ali – Member
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Khalaf Hammadi – Member
- Prof. Dr. Mohammed Najeeb Hammadi – Member and Supervisor
Objectives of the Thesis:
This thesis aims to compile the multi-opinion juristic issues within a single school of law, specifically those discussed from the Book of Loan to the Book of Pre-emption in Al-Bayan by Al-Umrani. It seeks to enable jurists to understand the nature of the diversity of opinions within the school, examine the evidences, and present the various viewpoints, given the abundance of opinion-holders within the school of Al-Shafi‘i (may Allah have mercy on him), and subsequently compare them with the views of other legal schools.
Key Findings:
The study reached several conclusions, the most prominent of which is that Al-Bayan is considered one of the most important works that documented multiple juristic opinions within legal issues. Furthermore, the diversity of statements and viewpoints serves as a means of broadening the scope of juristic reasoning in legal matters.
Following an extensive discussion by the examination committee, the thesis was approved with the grade of “Pass.”
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