Muna al-Hujaili
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Muna al-Hujaili is a contemporary Saudi researcher in comparative jurisprudence, known for her academic study on the judicial rulings of the early Muslim jurist al-Hasan al-Basri.
Academic Career and Research
Muna bint Raji ibn Abid al-Hujaili completed her master's degree in comparative jurisprudence at Taibah University under the supervision of Iyad Fawzi Tawfiq Hamdan, a professor of Islamic jurisprudence in the Department of Islamic Studies.
In 1438 AH (2017 CE), she completed her master's thesis, titled Aqdiyat al-Hasan al-Basri fi Kitab Akhbar al-Qudat li-Waki wa-Tatbiqatuha fi al-Mahakim al-Sa'udiyyah (The Judicial Rulings of al-Hasan al-Basri in Waki's Akhbar al-Qudat and Their Applications in Saudi Courts). Employing an inductive, descriptive, and deductive methodology, her study investigates eleven specific legal judgments delivered by al-Hasan al-Basri that were recorded in Akhbar al-Qudat by Waki' Muhammad ibn Khalaf. The study conducts a comparative jurisprudential analysis across classical legal doctrines and examines their contemporary statutory and judicial applications within the court system of Saudi Arabia, covering topics across commercial transactions, family law, penal law, judicial procedure, and witness testimony.
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Completed in 1438 AH / 2017 CE, this academic study in comparative Islamic jurisprudence examines the eleven judicial rulings of the early scholar al-Hasan al-Basri recorded in Waki's Akhbar al-Qudat. It provides a comparative jurisprudential analysis grounded in classical sources alongside an investigation of their modern practical applications within the Saudi court system.