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Hamdard Islamicus 5 Vol. XL, No. 4

Editorial

This issue comprises five research based articles, one book review and
one obituary.

The first article from Indonesia entitled “ImÉm al-SuyËÏÊ’s Original Thought
on the Opposition to (Greek) Logic and Theology in Øawn al-ManÏiq wa‘l-
KalÉm ‘an Fannay al-ManÏiq wa‘l-KalÉm” throws light on the famous conflict
between the followers of Greek logic and traditional understanding of the Divine
message (The Qur’Én). Imam SuyËÏÊ in his celebrated work the Øawn al-ManÏiq
wa‘l-KalÉm ‘an Fannay al-ManÏiq wa‘l-KalÉm opposes the logicians’ arguments
on their lack of understanding of subtleties of Arabic phonetics and multiplicity
of shades of meaning.

The next article from Pakistan entitled “Fundamental Guarantees of the
Rights of the Accused in the Islamic Criminal Justice System” lays emphasis on
the fact that SharÊ’ah (the Islamic Law) ensures fundamental rights for all the
individuals in a society. This includes the legal offenders so that the punishment
meted out to them may not exceed the logical legal limits.

Dr. MuÍammad ×amidullah was an outstanding and celebrated scholar,
known for his legal and Islamic studies and history in several languages viz.
Urdu, English, Arabic and French. Though settled in Paris, he was regarded as
a citizen of the world. He made significant contributions to Islamic studies in
French also which are not available to non-French people. The author from
Saudi Arabia provides in his article entitled “The Writings of MuÍammad
×amidullah in French: Trends and Novelties” an idea of Dr. ×amidullah’s French
works besides his famous French translation of the holy Qur’Én and Sirah of
the holy Prophet ( ).

Indonesia has become one of the countries facing serious criticism on the
methods used in the implementation of Islamic law. The Government of Aceh
is the only Indonesian province with the delegated authority to legally implement
Islamic law. The author from Indonesia in his article “Enforcing Islamic Law for
Non-Muslims: A Case Study of Indonesia” has presented and discussed a case
study of Aceh in which a non-Muslim alcoholic-drinking dealer was punished
by Islamic criminal law.

Resurgence and exponential outlook of terrorist activities, local as well as
international, has led to devise more effective and stringent methods of search
and checkup. Now one such popular method is strip search of the offenders
and inmates besides x-ray scanning, pat and search. It allows the police to
undress the offenders and examine their physical cavities. But these methods
are often misused by the security personnel and police. The article from Pakistan,
“Western and Islamic Perspective of Strip Search and Undressing of Inmates,
Permissibility, Practices and it’s Jurisdiction”, discusses its implications
internationally and locally in Pakistan as well.

An obituary of one of the senior most directors of Hamdard Pakistan and
close associate of Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said, Mr. Masood Ahmed Barakati
is also included in this issue. He had been and would be, known for his
exemplary literary services.

This issue includes one book review as well.

Editor-in-Chief