Ibrahim Zayd al-Kilani
- Died
- 1434 AH
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Ibrahim Zayd al-Kilani (d. 1434 AH / 2013 CE) was a contemporary Jordanian Islamic scholar and academic who served on the faculty of Sharia at the University of Jordan .
Academic Work and Thought
Al-Kilani held a doctorate and taught Islamic studies at the Faculty of Sharia at the University of Jordan .
In his treatise al-Ray al-Amm fi al-Mujtama al-Islami ("Public Opinion in Islamic Society"), he addressed the definition, formation, influencing factors, and societal function of public opinion from an Islamic standpoint . He formulated public opinion as the outcome of deliberating communal issues to reach a collective judgment that aligns with the creed of the Muslim community (ummah) while fulfilling its practical needs and realizing its interests . He emphasized that legitimate public opinion in Islamic society emerges from a unified cultural bond grounded in the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, directing the community to refer matters to divine rulings and values .
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al-Raʾy al-ʿAmm fī al-Mujtamaʿ al-Islāmī (Public Opinion in Islamic Society) is a treatise that investigates the definition, formation, guiding institutions, and societal functions of public opinion from an Islamic jurisprudential and political perspective.