His Eminence Dr. Ajil Jassim Saud Al-Nashemi
7 October، 2021

His Eminence Dr. Ajil bin Jassim bin Saud Al-Nashmi Al-Asadi Al-Otaibi was born in Kuwait in 1946. He studied at and graduated from the Religious Institute and continued his education until he obtained a Ph.D. in Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh from Al-Azhar University. His Eminence earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sharia and Law in 1971, a Master’s degree in 1974, and a Ph.D. in 1977 from the Faculty of Sharia and Law at Al-Azhar University in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

His Eminence was appointed a delegated member of the Council of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy representing the State of Kuwait on 19 November 1984. He held many important positions, including Lecturer in the Department of Sharia and Islamic Studies at the Faculty of Law, Kuwait University, and Dean of the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies. He also served as Chairman of the Sharia Supervisory Board of Kuwait Finance House, Chairman of the Sharia Supervisory Board of Zakat House, and Chairman of the Association of Sharia Scholars in the GCC States. His Eminence was appointed a member of the Fiqh Academy of the Muslim World League, a member of the Sharia Supervisory Board of Gulf Investment House, a member of the European Council for Fatwa and Research, a member of the Sharia Board of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) in Bahrain, and a member of the Fatwa Committee at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. He also participated as a researcher, discussant, and commentator in numerous specialized conferences and seminars in various countries around the world.

Books and Research Papers:

Books:

Al-Fusul fi al-Usul by Imam Ahmad ibn Ali Al-Razi Al-Jassas (d. 370 AH), study and critical edition of Parts Three and Four from manuscript no. 213 (four parts). Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, 1408 AH / 1988 CE. Encyclopedic Fiqh Press.

Imam Ahmad ibn Ali Al-Razi Al-Jassas. Published by Dar Al-Qur’an Al-Karim, Kuwait.

Landmarks in Islamic Education – Al-Manar Press, 1400 AH / 1980 CE, Kuwait.

Orientalists and the Sources of Islamic Legislation – Al-Matba‘ah Al-‘Asriyyah, 1404 AH / 1984 CE, Kuwait.

Medicine of the Hearts by Shaykh al-Islam Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Abd al-Halim Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728 AH). Al-Khatt Press, Kuwait.

Medicine of the Hearts by Imam Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, known as Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (d. 751 AH). Dar Al-Da‘wah for Publishing and Distribution, Kuwait, 1990.

Reflections on Civilization and Fiqh – Published by United Knowledge Library, Kuwait, First Edition, 1427 AH / 2006 CE.

Contemporary Issues in Usul al-Fiqh (Two Volumes), First Edition, 1442 AH / 2021 CE, Afaq Publishing, Kuwait.

Contemporary Medical Issues, First Edition, 1442 AH / 2021 CE, Afaq Publishing, Kuwait.

Fatwas on Financial Transactions – Printed at the expense of Dar Al-Istithmar, Kuwait, 2007.

Booklet on Hajj.

Booklet on Fasting.

Booklet on the Rulings of a Woman’s Waiting Period (‘Iddah).

Booklet on Elections.

Research Papers:

Istihsan: Its Reality and the Approaches of Scholars Toward It; published in the Journal of the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies, Issue 1, 1404 AH / 1984 CE.

Currency and Its Rulings in Islamic Jurisprudence; Journal of Sharia and Islamic Studies, Kuwait University, Year 5, Issue 11, 1409 AH / 1988 CE.

Changes in Currency Value in Islamic Jurisprudence; Journal of Sharia and Islamic Studies, College of Sharia and Islamic Studies, Kuwait University, Year 5, Issue 12, 1409 AH / 1988 CE.

Linguistic Indications in Usul al-Fiqh and Their Applications in Sharia and Law; Journal of Law, Kuwait University, Year 13, Issue 1, 1409 AH / 1989 CE.

Clarity and Ambiguity of the Indication of Words to Meaning According to Usul Scholars and Their Applications in Kuwaiti Law; Journal of Law, Kuwait University, Year 13, Issue 3, 1409 AH / 1989 CE.

The Specific Term and Its Applications; Journal of Sharia and Islamic Studies, College of Sharia and Islamic Studies, Kuwait University, Year 7, Issue 16, 1410 AH / 1990 CE.

The General Term and Its Applications; Journal of Sharia and Islamic Studies, College of Sharia and Islamic Studies, Kuwait University, Year 8, Issue 18, 1412 AH / 1992 CE.

Islam and Heritage; Journal of Sharia and Islamic Studies, College of Sharia and Islamic Studies, Kuwait University, Year 8, Issue 19, 1413 AH / 1993 CE.

Introduction to the Science of Usul al-Fiqh; published in the Journal of the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies, Year 1, Issue 2, Muharram 1405 AH / 1984 CE.

Intellectual Property Rights: The Sale of Trade Names in Islamic Jurisprudence; Journal of Sharia and Islamic Studies, College of Sharia and Islamic Studies, Kuwait University, Year 6, Issue 13, 1409 AH / 1989 CE.

Changes in Currency Value; Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Issue 5.

Intellectual Property Rights (Sale of Trade Names and Licenses); Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Issue 5.

Diminishing Partnership in Light of the Regulations Governing Contemporary Contracts; Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Issue 13.

The Istisna‘ (Construction/Manufacturing) Contract; Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Issue 14.

Zakat on Frozen Funds; Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Issue 16.

Securitization and Sukuk Issuance and Their Applications; Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Issue 19.

Principles of Islamic Insurance: Profit-and-Loss Sharing Liability, Insurance Surplus, Right of Subrogation, Risk Bearing, and Reinsurance; Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Issue 20.

The Sharia Characterization of the Human Genome and Gene Therapy; Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Issue 20.

Hedging in Financial Transactions; Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Issue 21.

Offensive Jihad and Defensive Jihad; Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Issue 22.

Nullifiers of Fasting in the Field of Medical Treatment (Completion of the Topic Previously Deferred by Academy Resolution No. 93 (1/10)); Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Issue 23.

The Impact of Modern Psychological Disorders on Legal Capacity in Islamic Sharia; Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Issue 25.

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