Lecturer
Dr Luqman Zakariyah holds a L.L.B degree in Shariah (Islamic Law) from Islamic University Madinah, Saudi Arabia, an MA in Islamic Studies from Lagos State University, Nigeria and a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Wales, Lampeter.
His research focuses generally on exploring how Islamic law can engage in modern debate on various issues; socio-political and economic challenges, family structure in Islam and the challenge of reformation.He also has an interest in how the overall objectives of Islam (Maqasid al-Shariah) can mitigate the tension between Islamic traditionalists and modernists.
Some of his publications in peer-reviewed journals and books are:
- “Confession and Retraction: The Application of Legal Maxims in Safiyyatu and Amina’s Cases in Northern Nigeria”, (Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs Vol. 30, No 2, 2010, pp. 253-263.
- “Custom and Society in Islamic Criminal Law: a critical appraisal of the maxim ‘al-Adah Muhakkamah (Custom is Authoritative) and its sisters in Islamic legal procedures” (Arab Law Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 1, 2012, pp.75-97.
- “Necessity as a Pretext for Violation of Islamic Commercial Law: a scenario of mortgage contract in the UK” (Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, vol. 8, no. 1, Jan-Mar 2012.
- “Legal Maxims for Attainment of Maqasid al-Shari’ah in Criminal Law: reflections on the implications for Muslim women in the tension between Shari’ah and western law” in Terence J. Lovat (ed.) Women in Islam (Springer Press, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2012, ch. 9.
Other forthcoming works include: Shari’ah Values for Modern Societies: content and context, Legal Maxims and Islamic Financial Transactions: a case study of mortgage contracts and the dilemma for Muslims in Britain and Moral and Legal Questions in Contemporary Islamic Transactions.
Getting in touch
Dr. Luqman Zakariyah
Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education
124 Blackness Road
Dundee DD1 5PE
Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1382 908070
Fax: +44 (0)1382 908077
E-mail: l.zakariyah@almi.abdn.ac.uk
