Haytham bin Fahd al-Rumi
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Haytham bin Fahd al-Rumi is a contemporary scholar of Islamic jurisprudence and legal studies.
Life and Scholarship
His full name is Haytham bin Fahd bin Abd al-Rahman al-Rumi. He completed his postgraduate research at the Higher Institute of Judiciary at Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, submitting a master's thesis entitled al-Ahkam al-Fiqhiyya al-Muta‘alliqah bi-l-Shi‘r (Jurisprudential Rulings Pertaining to Poetry) during the academic year 1420–1421 AH (2000–2001 CE).
In addition to his academic research in Islamic legal theory and jurisprudence, al-Rumi has contributed articles to scholarly Islamic periodicals, including Majallat al-Bayan.
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List of Works
al-Majalis al-Fiqhiyya (The Jurisprudential Councils) is a contemporary treatise on the history, genres, and conventions of Islamic legal assemblies. The work is dedicated to examining the varied forums in which Islamic jurisprudence was historically formulated, taught, adjudicated, and debated, highlighting the distinct characteristics, customary rules, and etiquette of each type of gathering.
Islah al-Faqih: Fusul fi al-Islah al-Fiqhi (Reforming the Jurist: Chapters on Jurisprudential Reform) is a contemporary treatise on Islamic legal reform and jurisprudence. The book examines the nature of legal revival, the qualification and societal role of the jurist, and the methodologies required for reforming legal education and literature within the framework of traditional Islamic jurisprudence.