Salman Younas

Lecturer in Islamic Studies

sy@cambridgemuslimcollege.ac.uk 

Academic Bio

Dr Salman Younas is a Lecturer in Islamic Studies focusing on classical Islamic law, the history of law, legal philosophy, and contemporary legal thought. He received his DPhil from Oxford University. His thesis focused on the formation and evolution of the Ḥanafī legal school during the 3rd/9th and 4th/10th centuries. Prior to joining Cambridge Muslim College, Dr Younas was the Hamad bin Jassim Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. His research interests are in Islamic intellectual and social history, with a focus on Islamic law, legal theory, and contemporary thought.

Education

  • DPhil, Oxon, 2018
  • MSt, Oxon, 2014

Research Interests

  • Islamic Law
  • Islamic History
  • Legal Theory & Philosophy
  • Contemporary Islamic Thought

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Younas, Salman. “Authority in the Classical Ḥanafī School: the Emergence & Evolution of Ẓāhir al-Riwāya.” Islamic Law & Society 29 (1-2): 58-122. Leiden: Brill, 2021. Access here

Younas, Salman. “A Conservative Jurist’s Approach to Legal Change: Ashraf ʿAlī al-Thānawī on Women’s Political Rule” in Locating the Sharīʿa: Legal Fluidity in Theory, History and Practice. Studies in Islamic Law and Society 48, pp. 153-75. Edited by Sohaira Z.M. Siddiqui. Leiden: Brill, 2019. Access here

Younas, Salman. “Muhammad Taqi Usmani” in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Law. New York: Oxford University Press. Published online.

Younas, Salman. “Honor” in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Law. New York: Oxford University Press. Published online.

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