Imad‐ad‐dean Ahmad
Biographic Data
| ID | 1403307 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Imad‐ad‐dean Ahmad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Imad‐ad‐dean |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahmad |
| SIGNATURE | AHMAD I A D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Freedom House |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Human Rights Approach for Climate Justice – Verein Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland
AbdulHamid Ahmad AbuSulayman’s Legacy of Intellectual Reform
The death of the 84-year-old scholar and activist AbdulHamid Ahmad AbuSulayman on August 18, 2021, marked the return to Allah of an influential thinker who, well-grounded in Islamic traditional thought, strove to address modern problems by historically- and contextually-aware applications of well-grounded Islamic principles. This essay seeks to present an intellectual overview of some of his most important work in a manner that honors the impact …
The Moral and Ethical Role of Taqwa in the Personal, Social, Economic, and Political Spheres of Life in the 21st Century
This essay will examine the concept of taqwa as it is used in the Qur’an to illustrate how its application is fundamental in understanding its function in daily life decisions that may be applied in the 21st century. Although there are many translations for taqwa, I believe that the concept is best defined as God-consciousness. I provide daily-life examples to explore how the moral and ethical implications of this concept are relevant today in th…
U.S. Foreign Policy, Not Islamic Teachings, Account for al-Qaeda’s Draw
Recently Michael Scheuer, a former twenty-two-year CIA analyst and headof the agency’s Bin Laden Unit, gave an interview with John Barry of Newsweek.Scheuer observes that a new generation of middle-class, well-educatedMuslims are taking up arms to fight for al-Qaeda. Furthermore, he points outthat the main reason why bin Laden remains at large is because Washingtonrefuses to acknowledge – and tell Americans – that its longstanding policiestoward …
Islamic Law
Book reviewed in this article: Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law: Theory and Practice from the Sixteenth to the Twenty‐first Century : Rudolph Peters
Consult them in the Matter
On the American Constitution from the Perspective of the Qur’an and the Madinah Covenant
This paper explores the insights provided by an analysis of the compatibility of democracy and constitutionalism with Islamic law. Such a discussion would benefit from an assessment of aspects of the United States Constitution in light of the Qur’an and the Madinah Covenant. The issues explored include the permissibility of man-made constitutions in Islamic law, the goals of such constitutions, the relative roles of positive law and discovery, th…
The Political Economy of Liberty in the Arab and Islamic Middle East
The following papers were the basis for a panel at the annual meeting of the Association of Arab American University Graduates (AAUG) in Washington, D.C., October 23, 1993. See below for the participants' affiliations
AbdulHamid Ahmad AbuSulayman’s Legacy of Intellectual Reform
The death of the 84-year-old scholar and activist AbdulHamid Ahmad AbuSulayman on August 18, 2021, marked the return to Allah of an influential thinker who, well-grounded in Islamic traditional thought, strove to address modern problems by historically- and contextually-aware applications of well-grounded Islamic principles. This essay seeks to present an intellectual overview of some of his most important work in a manner that honors the impact …
The Political Economy of Liberty in the Arab and Islamic Middle East
The following papers were the basis for a panel at the annual meeting of the Association of Arab American University Graduates (AAUG) in Washington, D.C., October 23, 1993. See below for the participants' affiliations
On the American Constitution from the Perspective of the Qur’an and the Madinah Covenant
This paper explores the insights provided by an analysis of the compatibility of democracy and constitutionalism with Islamic law. Such a discussion would benefit from an assessment of aspects of the United States Constitution in light of the Qur’an and the Madinah Covenant. The issues explored include the permissibility of man-made constitutions in Islamic law, the goals of such constitutions, the relative roles of positive law and discovery, th…
Islamic Law
Book reviewed in this article: Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law: Theory and Practice from the Sixteenth to the Twenty‐first Century : Rudolph Peters
Consult them in the Matter
U.S. Foreign Policy, Not Islamic Teachings, Account for al-Qaeda’s Draw
Recently Michael Scheuer, a former twenty-two-year CIA analyst and headof the agency’s Bin Laden Unit, gave an interview with John Barry of Newsweek.Scheuer observes that a new generation of middle-class, well-educatedMuslims are taking up arms to fight for al-Qaeda. Furthermore, he points outthat the main reason why bin Laden remains at large is because Washingtonrefuses to acknowledge – and tell Americans – that its longstanding policiestoward …
AbdulHamid Ahmad AbuSulayman’s Legacy of Intellectual Reform
The death of the 84-year-old scholar and activist AbdulHamid Ahmad AbuSulayman on August 18, 2021, marked the return to Allah of an influential thinker who, well-grounded in Islamic traditional thought, strove to address modern problems by historically- and contextually-aware applications of well-grounded Islamic principles. This essay seeks to present an intellectual overview of some of his most important work in a manner that honors the impact …
The Moral and Ethical Role of Taqwa in the Personal, Social, Economic, and Political Spheres of Life in the 21st Century
This essay will examine the concept of taqwa as it is used in the Qur’an to illustrate how its application is fundamental in understanding its function in daily life decisions that may be applied in the 21st century. Although there are many translations for taqwa, I believe that the concept is best defined as God-consciousness. I provide daily-life examples to explore how the moral and ethical implications of this concept are relevant today in th…
Human Rights Approach for Climate Justice – Verein Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland
Sociology (7 works) · Islam (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Islamic Studies and History (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Theology (5 works) · History (4 works) · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies (4 works)