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Initiative 03 · Research

The Scholars' Symposium.

A research-intensive platform for structured juristic inquiry, peer critique, and published reference outcomes.

By invitation

Scholars in deliberation at the Fiqh Symposium
Commissioned research · Published outcomes
Purpose

01 / Premise

Disciplined scholarly convention on the questions that matter.

Each Symposium cycle takes a single contemporary question and treats it with the seriousness it deserves — through madhhab-grounded research, usul-driven reasoning, and published resolutions that can be cited, scrutinised, and built on.

How it works

Research. Deliberate. Publish.

01

Commissioned research

Pre-circulated papers from participating scholars, grounded in madhhab-specific reasoning and usul.

02

Structured deliberation

Closed scholarly convention — evidences examined, reasoning refined, dissent recorded.

03

Published outcomes

Resolutions drafted and published as durable reference material for institutions and communities.

Current cycle · 2026

Fiqh Symposium 2026

الزكاة والمصالح العامة واعمال المناصرة في سياق الاقليات

Zakah, Public Interest, and Advocacy in Minority Contexts.

Dates
20 – 21 June 2026
Location
United Kingdom
Format
Day 1 public · Day 2 closed
Publisher
Islamic Finance Advisory
Participation

By invitation.

Senior scholars of the recognised Sunni madhahib, alongside specialised researchers, legal experts, and institutional practitioners.

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Past & forthcoming work

Resolutions and publications.

Outputs from each cycle are archived as durable reference material for scholars, institutions, and communities.

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