Sharī‘ah Academy, International Islamic University Islamabad organized a Two-Day Islamic Procedural Law Orientation Course for Lawyers, Law Graduates, and Law Students during 08 – 09 May 2024.
Around 50 Senior Law Officers, Lawyers, Law Graduates, and Law Students from Pakistan and abroad have participated in this course.
Lectures on various topics ranging from Means of Proof in Islam Law and Pakistan Law, Role of Precedents in Islamic Judicial System, Role of Lawyers in Islamic Judicial System, Modes of Investigation in Islam, and “Woman as a Qazi and Witness in Islamic Law”.
Prominent scholars in their fields including Prof. Dr. Ata Ullah Faizi, Director-General (Sharī‘ah Academy), Barrister Usama Malik, Director (Directorate of Legal Education Pakistan Bar Council), Prof. Dr. Anwarullah, former Advisor to the Sultan of Brunei, Dr. Moti ur Rehman, Senior Advisor (Federal Shariat Court), Mr. Saqib Faraz, Deputy Director (Directorate of Legal Education Pakistan Bar Council), Prof. Dr. Abdul Haye Abro, Chairman (Department of Fatwa Studies), Dr. Shams ul Haq, Chairman (Department of Training), and Mr. Hafiz Ahmad Waqas, Lecturer (Department of Training), interacted with the participants.
The conclusion ceremony of course was held on Thursday 9th May 2024 in which the participants thanked the Academy for the successful conduction of the course. The Director-General also expressed gratitude to the University’s administration, specifically to Prof. Dr. Samina Bashir, Rector (IIUI) and Prof. Dr. Hatal Hamoud Al-Otaibi, President (IIUI) for their tremendous support in making this course a reality. In addition, he expressed gratitude to the attendees and the Sharī‘ah Academy faculty and staff, who were crucial to the success of the course.
