Abd al-Aziz Muhammad Azzam
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Abd al-Aziz Muhammad Azzam is a modern Egyptian scholar of Islamic law and professor of jurisprudence associated with Al-Azhar University . He is known for his academic writings on Islamic jurisprudence, including Fiqh al-Mu‘amalat ("Jurisprudence of Transactions") and his doctoral study on Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal .
Academic Career and Legal Research
Azzam completed his doctoral studies at the Faculty of Sharia and Law at Al-Azhar University, earning his doctorate (al-‘Alamiyyah) in Islamic Sharia in 1392 AH (1972 CE) . His doctoral dissertation, titled Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Hayatuhu wa-Fiqhuhu ("Ahmad ibn Hanbal: His Life and Jurisprudence"), focused on evaluating the development of Hanbali jurisprudence . Azzam explained that he chose this subject to examine historical and contemporary accusations of rigidity and partisanship directed against the Hanbali school, arguing that its jurisprudence directly adhered to primary Islamic texts and the Sunnah . The biographical section of the study addressed Ibn Hanbal’s background, his endurance during the theological inquisition (al-mihna), his asceticism, and the intellectual influences of his teachers .
In transactional law, Azzam authored Fiqh al-Mu‘amalat, a legal manual detailing Islamic contracts and commercial dealings .
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List of Works
Fiqh al-Muamalat 1 is a contemporary legal work addressing the principles and rules of Islamic transactional jurisprudence (Fiqh al-Muamalat).