Jasser Auda (born November 1966 in Cairo) is a Canadian scholar and professor specializing in Islamic law (Sharia) and its higher objectives, known as Maqasid al-Shariah.
[1][2] He was a founding president of the Maqasid Institute Global, a think tank with educational and research programs on Islamic law across multiple countries.
He is a member of the Fiqh Council of North America, the European Council for Fatwa and Research, a founding and board member of International Union of Muslim Scholars, and a fellow at the Fiqh Academy of India.
Among his best-known publications are Maqasid al-Shariah as Philosophy of Islamic Law: A Systems Approach and Maqasid al-Shariah: A Beginner’s Guide, which have been translated into several languages, including Arabic, Bosnian, Italian, and Indonesian.
In addition to his books, Auda has contributed numerous research articles to academic journals, where he explores topics such as Sharia’s ethical goals, the incorporation of maqasid in public policy, and the dynamics between secular and religious values.