The study of the evolution of Fiqh can be a complicated task. This is why the speaker presents the information in a comprehensive yet interesting fashion. The listener will gain much understanding of how and why fiqh developed the way it did, and this in turn will lead to respect and new found appreciation for those individuals that have contributed. Along with the discussion on how fiqh evolved is also a brief presentation on the life of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq as a bonus lecture.
Yaser Birjas is originally from the holy land of Palestine and was born in Kuwait. He graduated as class valedictorian with the highest honors from University of Madinah’s College of Shariah (Fiqh and Usul) in 1996. He had the honor to interact and learn from a number of highly respected scholars such as Shaikh Ash-Shanqitee and Shaikh Al-Uthaimeen (rahimahu Allah).
After graduating from the University of Madinah, Yaser Birjas went on to work as a youth counselor and relief program aide in war-torn Bosnia. Thereafter, he immigrated to the U.S. where he is presently an Imam (spiritual leader and advisor) at The Islamic Center in El Paso, Texas. He is also an instructor at AlMaghrib Institute, an organization that provides trademark double-weekend seminars leading its students towards a bachelor's degree in Islamic Studies.
