Exploring the status of the handicapped and their main rights as viewed in Islam as contribution for a better understanding of the needs of and provisions for the handicapped in the norms of Islamic religion. 

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This project was funded for a PhD thesis. It tackles one of the novel topics viz., disability in Islam, in one of the promising fields of research, namely religion and disability. Academic studies in this field in general are still scarce and concerning the religion of Islam in particular, they are almost absent. Every part of this dissertation represents a new scholarly contribution in this field. n 23 August 2007, the PI submitted the final draft, consisting of 322 pages, to the promoter. Below, you find a synopsis of the main contents of this draft along with the main results and conclusions. The study consists of three main parts, Part I (Introductory Part), Part II (Perspectives in Islamic Theology) and Part III (Perspectives in Islamic Jurisprudence). 

Leiden University

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"Islam en Handicap: Theologisch Perspectieven", in Theologisch Dagbald, vol. 2, issue 3, September 2005, Netherlands, pp. 20-23. (A copy is already sent to the Center).  “Writings on Disability in Islam: the 16th-Century Polemic on Ibn Fahd’s al-Nukat al-Zirâf”, in Arab Studies Journal, Faal2005/spring 2006, vol. XIII no. 2/vol. XIV no. 1, pp. 9-38. (A copy is already sent to the Center).“Islam en handicap: praktijk thema’s and Islamitische ethische opvattingen”, Tijdschrift voor Gezondheidszorg en Ethiek, jaargang 17, no. 2, 2007, pp.40-45 (A copy is already sent to the  center).“Physiognomy: A Forgotten Chapter of Disability in Islam: The Discussions of Muslim Jurists”, Biliotheca Orientalis, (submitted and waiting for approval. Once it is accepted for publication, I will send you the final version).“Physical and Spiritual Treatment of Disability in Islam: Perspectives of Early and Modern Jurists” in Journal of Religion, Disability and Health.

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