Shari'a in the Modern Era

Muslim Minorities Jurisprudence

Iyad Zahalka (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

223 Seiten

2017
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-53508-4 (ISBN)

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In response to the challenges of maintaining religious identity in the West, modern Islamic jurists developed the fiqh al-aqalliyyāt doctrine of religious law. In this book, a judge at the Shari'a Court of Jerusalem outlines the doctrine's theory and practice in a manner accessible to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.

Written by the Qadi (judge) of the Shari'a Court of Jerusalem and former director of the Shari'a Court system in Israel, this book offers a unique perspective on the religious law of Muslim minorities living in the West. Specifically, it explores the fiqh al-aqalliyyāt doctrine of religious jurisprudence developed by modern Islamic jurists to resolve the challenges of maintaining cultural and religious identity in majority non-Muslim societies. The author examines possible applications across numerous cultural and geographical contexts, answering such questions as: what are the rules for assuming political and public roles, and should one deposit money that incurs interest? Building on a growing scholarship, this book aims to resolve points of view and facets of religious law that have been neglected by previous studies. Accessibly written, Shari'a in the Modern Era is designed to promote cross-cultural understanding among readers of all faiths.

Iyad Zahalka is the Qadi (judge) of the Shari'a Court of Jerusalem as well as a lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, and Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Drawing on his experience as the former director of the Israeli Shari'a Court system, Zahalka's work focuses on the tension between minority identity and integration in Western society. He is the author of Guide to Shari'a Law (2008) and Shari'a Courts between Identity and Adjudication (2009).

Introduction; 1. Fiqh al-aqalliyyāt: theoretical background and evolvement; 2. Fiqh al-aqalliyyāt: methodology and implementation in the field of personal standing; 3. Muslim minorities: implementation of Shariʿa in general and Fiqh al-aqalliyyāt in particular; 4. The evolution of Muslim religious law among the Muslim minority in Israel and its linkage to Fiqh al-aqalliyyāt al-Muslima doctrine; 5. The future of Fiqh al-aqalliyyāt.

Erscheinungsdatum	23.06.2017
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 230 mm
Gewicht	350 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
ISBN-10	1-107-53508-5 / 1107535085
ISBN-13	978-1-107-53508-4 / 9781107535084
Zustand	Neuware