, ,August 2026 ,Pages 313-326
Asst. Lect. Alia Ahmad Balisany ; Dr. Narmin Rahman Hama
This research highlights the scholarly and methodological biography of Professor Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Taha Al-Balisani, as a model of encyclopedic Kurdish scholars who integrated Sharia, linguistic, and rational sciences. The study explores Dr. Al-Balisani’s pioneering role in serving the Quran and Sharia in Baghdad from 1969 to the present, reviewing milestones of his academic career—culminating in his professorship in 2008—and his tenure in high administrative and religious positions, including his current role in the Kurdistan Region as the head of the "Ronaki" Foundation and a member of the Ifta body.
The research centers on the core idea of "Knowledge Integration" in Al-Balisani’s work; it demonstrates how he employed linguistics, grammar, and logic in constructing Sharia rulings and addressing intellectual issues. The study examines his methodology of relying on linguistic matters to clarify jurisprudential meanings and using logical rules to strengthen legal arguments and refute misconceptions, making his works (in both Arabic and Kurdish) characterized by precision and analytical depth.
The research is divided into an introduction and two sections. The introduction covers Dr. Al-Balisani’s biography and scholarly lineage, based on direct interviews to document aspects of his academic life in Baghdad and Kurdistan. The first section investigates his intellectual views and Sharia rulings based on linguistic and grammatical guidance, while the second section is dedicated to the logical and rational investigations he used to clarify issues of Fiqh and the principles of Sharia. The research concludes by highlighting his social and educational impact, both through his prolific writings and the generations of students he taught who now hold senior positions in Iraqi universities.