Islamic Law and Society: The Practice Of Iftā’ And Religious Institutions (Islamic Law in Context)

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Synopsis
This book places context at the core of the Islamic mechanism of iftā’ to better understand the process of issuing fatwās in Muslim and non-Muslim countries, thus highlighting the connection between context and contemporaneity, on one hand, and the adaptable perception of Islamic law, on the other. The practice of iftā’ is one of the most important mechanisms of Islamic law that keeps Islamic thought about ethical and legal issues in harmony with the demands, exigencies and developments of time. This book builds upon the existing body of work related to the practice of iftā’, but takes the discussion beyond the current debates with the intent of unveiling the interaction between Islamic legal methodologies and different environmental contexts. The book specifically addresses the three institutions (Saudi Arabia’s Dār al-Iftā’, Turkey’s Diyanet and America’s FCNA) and their Islamic legal opinions (fatwās) in a comparative framework. This demonstrates the existence of complex and diverse ideas around similar issues within contemporary Islamic legal opinions that is further complicated by the influence of international, social, political, cultural and ideological contexts. The book thus unveils a more complicated range of interactive constituents in the process of the practice of iftā’ and its outputs, fatwās. The work will be of interest to academics and researchers working in the areas of Islamic law, Middle Eastern studies, religion and politics.
Copyright:
2022

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
302 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000456424
Related ISBNs:
9781003037637, 9781032103808, 9780367480172
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Emine Enise Yakar
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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