Husayn ibn Khalaf al-Juburi

Husayn ibn Khalaf al-Juburi (d. 1444 AH / 2022–2023 CE) was a contemporary Iraqi scholar and professor of Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) based at Umm al-Qura University in Mecca Fatawa wa Istisharat al-I…+1.

Academic Career and Activities

Al-Juburi served as a professor in the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies at Umm al-Qura University Fatawa wa Istisharat al-I…+1. In his academic capacity, he supervised and examined numerous graduate theses in Islamic jurisprudence, legal theory, and classical texts, including supervising research on the positions of the early scholar Harb al-Kirmani and participating in examination committees for critical editions of classical works in legal theory Ihya al-Athar Dirasa Aqdi…+1. Alongside his university teaching, he provided legal opinions and scholarly answers to public questions concerning Islamic commercial transactions, family law, and rights Fatawa wa Istisharat al-I…+1.

Scholarly Contribution

Al-Juburi focused primarily on the historical development of legal theory, the reconstruction of early doctrinal positions, and classical judicial procedural texts. He authored al-Imam Abu al-Abbas Ibn Surayj wa-Ara'uhu al-Usuliyya (Imam Abu al-Abbas Ibn Surayj and His Legal Theoretical Views), dedicated to recovering and systematically organizing the scattered theoretical opinions of the Shafi'i jurist Abu al-Abbas Ibn Surayj across classical compendia al-Imam Abu al-Abbas Ibn …. He also wrote on substantive theoretical concepts in works such as Awarid al-Ahliyya 'ind al-Usuliyyin (Impediments to Legal Capacity According to Jurists of Legal Theory) and contributed to classical manuscript editing by producing a critical edition of Adab al-Qadi (The Conduct of the Judge) by the early Shafi'i jurist Ibn al-Qass Ahkam al-Jiraha al-Tibbiy…+1.