HLS Library Book Talk | Intisar Rabb's 'Doubt in Islamic Law'

On April 8 the Harvard Law School Library hosted a book talk and panel discussion on Intisar Rabb's "Doubt in Islamic Law: A History of Legal Maxims, Interpretation, and Islamic Criminal Law". With panelists Adriaan Lanni and Roy Mottahedeh.

[@Yahabibiyarasul]

Very well done. Mrs. Intisar Rabb. Great presentation

[@johnseebmalek4792]

what is the source of this story ? the story of ali and the man with the knife? and isnt the same applies in modern criminal justicse system as well?

[@abuyusufalshafii]

shi'a is the group and shi'i is an individual member of the shi'a also shi'a is short for shi'a 'ali (the party/faction of 'ali

[@torguy5763]

She is mispronounced the word She-ee, it is pronounced Shia - Shee-ah

[@watermelon7867]

Tor Guy In Arabic, "Shee-ah" is used as a nominative. "Shee-e" is used as an adjective. So, her pronunciation was just fine since she uses it as an adjective.

[@torguy5763]

***** This is incorrect, because it doesn't matter in which way its used or what language, Shia is simply pronounced Shee-ah... Period. No other linguistic character changes that fact, so if you pronounce it incorrectly in whatever context your implying, it is incorrect to say Shee-eh.

[@watermelon7867]

Random internet troll who probably doesn't speak arabic vs eminent professor at Harvard . . .

[@torguy5763]

***** ok

[@zakamaster87]

I concur with your comment. Her pronunciation is correct. Classical arabic speaker here.