Investigates the responses of Muslim jurists to queries about practical matters (fatawa). Trains students to identify the legal arguments and techniques, both textual (Qur'an/Sunna) and extra-textual.

No Prerequisites

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
Ahmad Ahmad
2.9
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RGST6 . 3 Months Ago

Hands down the worst class I've take, not even Econ 140A and no one likes steigerwald, I literally took his class almost 2 years ago but I came here to be petty. His lectures were unorganized and he seems to get a kick from picking on students who aren't knowledgeable about islamic law. He gave us a midterm the day, no warning.

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RGST-125A . 1 Year, 4 Days Ago

Ahmad Ahmad gave us a 3000 word essay with a 12 hour notice that made up our ENTIRE grade and told us that we all did a terrible job in his class. Not a single person has any idea what he taught us in the class because of his poor organizational skills. He is a smart smart man however he should not be a professor.

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RELRGST . 2 Years Ago

Took RGST125A. The class was graded with 50% participation plus two papers worth 25% each. There were a lot, and I mean A LOT of moments in this class where I didn't understand anything that was going on. With that being said, Ahmad is a nice guy, and while he goes off-topic more than he actually lectures, it was an interesting class.

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RGST2 . 3 Years Ago

not a religious studies course. The professor is obviously very smart but bases his class off of comparative law and anything relating to law because that is what he enjoys. Also doesn't communicate well with the students and dropped a ten page paper on the students for a final after saying the final would be either 300 or 1500 words.

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RGST119 . 5 Years Ago

His off topic digressions are the most interesting parts of the class because he knows an incredible amount about history and philosophy and is as well read as anyone you'll ever meet. The readings are short but dense and the course objective was a little unclear but he'll notice if you put in the effort and give you the benefit of the doubt.

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RGST119 . 5 Years Ago

He does digress off topic and the course objective is not very clear but you only have to read 20 pages per week so as long as you do that you should do well. He can come across as intense or condescending but he's an easy grader and dropped the lowest of 3 pop quizzes for everyone in class.

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