His Eminence Prof. Kamel Bouzidi
7 August، 2021

His Eminence Professor Dr. Kamal Bouzidi was born in Algiers, Algeria, in 1956. He obtained his Baccalaureate Certificate in 1977 from Amara Rachid Secondary School, a Bachelor’s Degree (Licence) in 1986 from the Faculty of Islamic Sciences, a Master’s Degree in 1992 with a thesis entitled “The Authority of a Companion’s Opinion and Its Effect on Islamic Legal Rulings,” specializing in Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, and a State Doctorate (Doctorat d’État) with a dissertation entitled “Legal Concessions (Rukhas) and Their Impact on Contemporary Jurisprudential Issues,” specializing in Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, and Contemporary Jurisprudential Issues.

His Eminence has been a Representative Member of Algeria in the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) since 29 April 2009. He has also held several important academic positions, including Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Islamic Sciences at the University of Algiers, Head of the Department of Shariah at the Faculty of Islamic Sciences, University of Algiers, Chairman of the Faculty Scientific Committee of the Department of Islamic Shariah and Law, Expert Member of the Islamic Sciences Program Evaluation Committee under the Ministry of Higher Education, and Coordinator of the scientific seminars regularly organized by the Faculty of Islamic Sciences.

His Eminence also holds significant memberships in various institutions, including: Member of the Higher Islamic Council, Member of the National Fatwa Committee of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments, Chairman of the Fatwa Committee of the Higher Islamic Council, Member of the National Moon-Sighting Committee of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments, Member of the National Committee for Fatwa and Islamic Financial Industry of the Higher Islamic Council, Chairman of the Shariah Board of the National Bank of Algeria, and Member of several other Shariah supervisory boards.

Books

  • The Ruling on Medical Treatment in Islamic Shariah.
  • The Ruling on Autopsy in Islamic Jurisprudence.
  • The Ruling on Hymen Restoration in Islamic Shariah.
  • Contemporary Islamic Jurisprudence of Financial Transactions.
  • Rules of Driving in Light of the Ethics, Regulations, and Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence.
  • Islamic Legal Rulings Related to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
  • Voluntary Collective Action: Its Legal Status, Virtues, Importance, and Means of Achievement.
  • The Triumph of Human Values in the Concept of the State (collective work).

Research Papers

  • Collective Ijtihad and Its Impact on the Formation of Islamic Legal Rulings, Journal of the Faculty of Islamic Sciences.
  • The Argument from Contradictory Implication (Mafhum al-Mukhalafah) and Its Effect on the Formation of Islamic Legal Rulings, Journal of the Faculty of Islamic Sciences.
  • The Scourge of Drugs: Risks and Remedies, Journal of the Faculty of Islamic Sciences.
  • Renewal of Religious Discourse, Journal of the Faculty of Islamic Sciences.
  • Children’s Rights in Islamic Thought, Journal of the Higher Islamic Council.
  • The Ruling on Beating Women in Islamic Shariah, Journal of the Higher Islamic Council.
  • Sufism between Supporters and Opponents, Journal of the Higher Islamic Council.
  • Characteristics of the Maliki School of Jurisprudence, Journal of the Higher Islamic Council.
  • DNA Fingerprinting and Its Impact on Establishing or Denying Lineage, Journal of the Fiqh Academy.
  • Social Solidarity and Its Role in Building Society, Al-Azhar Journal.
  • DNA Fingerprinting and Its Evidentiary Value in Confirming or Negating Lineage, Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Vol. 20.
  • Rules of Driving in Light of the Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Vol. 21.
  • Shura (Consultation) and Its Relationship to Democracy, Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Vol. 22.
  • The Financial Independence of the Wife in Islamic Jurisprudence, Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Vol. 23.
  • Tolerance: Its Manifestations, Types, and Effects on the Individual and Society, Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Vol. 24.
  • The Role of Islamic Social Financing Mechanisms in Supporting Humanitarian Work in Areas of Conflict, Disputes, and Disasters, and the Promotion of Volunteerism to Enhance Joint Islamic Action, Journal of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Vol. 24.
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