Yousef Aly Wahb
Biographic Data
| ID | 1104509 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yousef Aly Wahb |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yousef Aly |
| FAMILY NAME | Wahb |
| SIGNATURE | WAHB Y A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8794-640X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Between Law and the Unseen
This article examines how classical Shāfiʿī jurists approached the question of human–jinn marriage within a legal system grounded in embodiment and perceptible proof. Jurists discussed beings whose invisibility and shifting forms disrupted foundational legal criteria, such as physical presence, verifiable identity, consent, harm, and kinship legibility. Since the Qurʾan affirms jinn as morally accountable agents, these difficulties could not be r…
Rekabet Hâlindeki Yetkililer
Özel anlaşmazlıklarını çözmek isteyen Kuzey Amerikalı Müslümanlar adalete erişim konusunda çok yönlü sorunlarla karşı karşıya kalmaktadır. İslami evlilik ve boşanma yasaları her zaman Kuzey Amerika aile kanunu sistemiyle uyumlu olmadığından, Müslümanlar her iki yasal sisteme karşı yükümlülüklerini aynı anda yerine getirmeye çalışmanın zorluğunu yaşamaktadırlar. Seküler hukukun aksine İslami boşanma işlemleri kocanın nihai rızasının veya Müslüman …
Competing Authorities
North American Muslims seeking to resolve their private disputes confront multifaceted access to justice issues. Since Islamic marriage and divorce laws do not always align with North American family legislative schemes, Muslims are burdened with trying to simultaneously meet their obligations toward both legal systems. Unlike secular law, Islamic divorce proceedings require either the husband’s eventual consent or the availability of a Muslim ju…
Secular Court-Ordered Divorces
Many Canadian Muslim couples are hesitant to resort to civil legal processes and attempt to resolve their disputes within the religious community. Islamic law’s exclusion of non-Muslim judges from holding judicial authority in certain family law matters limits the feasibility of aligning religious commands with family court orders. By extrapolating contemporary legal opinions ( fatāwā , sing. fatwā ) issued by institutions and narrating experienc…
The Use and Misuse of Zakāh Funds by Religious Institutions in North America
Despite being a foundational practice in Islam, deeply rooted in law and reflected in the theological and spiritual concepts of wealth and sustenance (rizq), discussions of applying obligatory alms (zakāh) rulings to majority non-Muslim countries are limited. The Muslim's spiritual attitude toward finances is informed by a theological view that all forms of wealth ultimately belong to God. Sunni Muslim theologians define rizq to be what one actua…
Secular Court-Ordered Divorces
Many Canadian Muslim couples are hesitant to resort to civil legal processes and attempt to resolve their disputes within the religious community. Islamic law’s exclusion of non-Muslim judges from holding judicial authority in certain family law matters limits the feasibility of aligning religious commands with family court orders. By extrapolating contemporary legal opinions ( fatāwā , sing. fatwā ) issued by institutions and narrating experienc…
Competing Authorities
North American Muslims seeking to resolve their private disputes confront multifaceted access to justice issues. Since Islamic marriage and divorce laws do not always align with North American family legislative schemes, Muslims are burdened with trying to simultaneously meet their obligations toward both legal systems. Unlike secular law, Islamic divorce proceedings require either the husband’s eventual consent or the availability of a Muslim ju…
Secular Court-Ordered Divorces
Many Canadian Muslim couples are hesitant to resort to civil legal processes and attempt to resolve their disputes within the religious community. Islamic law’s exclusion of non-Muslim judges from holding judicial authority in certain family law matters limits the feasibility of aligning religious commands with family court orders. By extrapolating contemporary legal opinions ( fatāwā , sing. fatwā ) issued by institutions and narrating experienc…
The Use and Misuse of Zakāh Funds by Religious Institutions in North America
Despite being a foundational practice in Islam, deeply rooted in law and reflected in the theological and spiritual concepts of wealth and sustenance (rizq), discussions of applying obligatory alms (zakāh) rulings to majority non-Muslim countries are limited. The Muslim's spiritual attitude toward finances is informed by a theological view that all forms of wealth ultimately belong to God. Sunni Muslim theologians define rizq to be what one actua…
Rekabet Hâlindeki Yetkililer
Özel anlaşmazlıklarını çözmek isteyen Kuzey Amerikalı Müslümanlar adalete erişim konusunda çok yönlü sorunlarla karşı karşıya kalmaktadır. İslami evlilik ve boşanma yasaları her zaman Kuzey Amerika aile kanunu sistemiyle uyumlu olmadığından, Müslümanlar her iki yasal sisteme karşı yükümlülüklerini aynı anda yerine getirmeye çalışmanın zorluğunu yaşamaktadırlar. Seküler hukukun aksine İslami boşanma işlemleri kocanın nihai rızasının veya Müslüman …
Between Law and the Unseen
This article examines how classical Shāfiʿī jurists approached the question of human–jinn marriage within a legal system grounded in embodiment and perceptible proof. Jurists discussed beings whose invisibility and shifting forms disrupted foundational legal criteria, such as physical presence, verifiable identity, consent, harm, and kinship legibility. Since the Qurʾan affirms jinn as morally accountable agents, these difficulties could not be r…
Islam (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Marriage and Sexual Relationships (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Family law (2 works) · Gender and Women's Rights (2 works) · Islamic Studies and History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Marriage and Family Dynamics (2 works)