Yasin Dutton | |
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Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Oxford ( DPhil) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Arabic; Islamic studies |
Sub-discipline | Islamic jurisprudence |
Institutions |
University of Oxford (1993-5) University of Edinburgh (1995-2006) University of Cape Town (2006-2018) |
Yasin Dutton is the Azman Hashim Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies [1] and Emeritus Professor of Arabic in the School of Languages & Literature at the University of Cape Town. [2] His research interests include early Quranic manuscripts and both classical and modern Islamic law, with an emphasis on economic and environmental issues. [3] [1]
Dutton completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford before teaching Arabic at its Faculty of Oriental Studies from 1993 to 1995, Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Edinburgh from 1995 to 2006, and Arabic at the University of Cape Town from 2006 to 2018. [3]
Dutton's research into early Islamic law focused on the jurisprudence of Malik ibn Anas and his use of the practices of the people of Medina (amal ahl al-madina) as a source of law. [4] [5] He is of the view that in addition to the Quran, amal ahl al-madina was an overruling authority for Malik, more so than hadith. [6] Using the issue of the placement of hands during prayer, i.e. sadl vs qabd, Dutton makes a distinction between the sunnah as preserved by amal and the sunnah as preserved by hadith. [7]
He is said to have made "a significant contribution to our understanding of the juristic activity in early Islam". [8]
Yasin Dutton | |
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Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Oxford ( DPhil) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Arabic; Islamic studies |
Sub-discipline | Islamic jurisprudence |
Institutions |
University of Oxford (1993-5) University of Edinburgh (1995-2006) University of Cape Town (2006-2018) |
Yasin Dutton is the Azman Hashim Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies [1] and Emeritus Professor of Arabic in the School of Languages & Literature at the University of Cape Town. [2] His research interests include early Quranic manuscripts and both classical and modern Islamic law, with an emphasis on economic and environmental issues. [3] [1]
Dutton completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford before teaching Arabic at its Faculty of Oriental Studies from 1993 to 1995, Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Edinburgh from 1995 to 2006, and Arabic at the University of Cape Town from 2006 to 2018. [3]
Dutton's research into early Islamic law focused on the jurisprudence of Malik ibn Anas and his use of the practices of the people of Medina (amal ahl al-madina) as a source of law. [4] [5] He is of the view that in addition to the Quran, amal ahl al-madina was an overruling authority for Malik, more so than hadith. [6] Using the issue of the placement of hands during prayer, i.e. sadl vs qabd, Dutton makes a distinction between the sunnah as preserved by amal and the sunnah as preserved by hadith. [7]
He is said to have made "a significant contribution to our understanding of the juristic activity in early Islam". [8]