Google uses and data to:• | Zuhayli was born in the Syrian town of Dair Atiah, north of Damascus, to a father who was a farmer by occupation |
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In 1963, he received his doctorate with honors in law with a major in Islamic sharia, his thesis was "The Influences of War on Islamic Jurisprudence: A comparative study including the eight schools of Islamic law and secular international law | After graduating in 1956, Dr |
Zuhayli also received an ijaza in teaching Arabic from Al-Azhar.
12Zuhayli studied law in Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt where he received a bachelors degree magna cum laude in 1957 | He also serves as Islamic legal consultant to Islamic financial companies and institutions including the International Islamic Bank |
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He is a member of the Royal Society for Research on Islamic Civilization of the Aal al-Bayt Foundation in Amman Jordan as well as many other worldwide Islamic legal bodies including the Syrian Majis al-Ifta, Islamic Fiqh Academy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Fiqh Academies of the United States, India, and Sudan | Zuhayli has also taught the principles of Islamic legal writing and evidence for graduate students in Sudan, Pakistan, and elsewhere |
" Since 1963 he has taught at Damascus University where he has been professor since 1975.
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