Ibrahim Muhammad Hasan al-Jamal

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Ibrahim Muhammad Hasan al-Jamal (also referred to as Ibrahim Muhammad al-Hasan al-Jamal) was an Islamic scholar and educator who served as an instructor at the Secondary Institute of the Islamic University of Medina .

Academic Work and Career

Al-Jamal worked in Islamic education at the secondary institute affiliated with the Islamic University in Medina . Among his scholarly contributions is the treatise al-Riqq fi al-Jahiliyya wal-Islam ("Slavery in the Pre-Islamic Era and Islam"), which was published in the journal of the Islamic University of Medina . In this study, he examined the linguistic definition, historical origins, and societal conventions of bondage across ancient civilizations and pre-Islamic Arabia, contrasting those practices with the legal safeguards, humane treatment, and avenues of emancipation introduced in Islamic law . In classical literature, he edited al-Ta'azi wal-Marathi ("Condolences and Elegies") by al-Mubarrad .

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List of Works

  • al-Riqq fi al-Jahiliyya wal-Islam (Slavery in the Pre-Islamic Era and Islam) is a treatise examining the origins, laws, and treatment of slavery across ancient civilizations and pre-Islamic Arabia in contrast to its legal regulations and avenues of emancipation in Islamic jurisprudence.