Objectives of Islamic Law (eBook)

The Promises and Challenges of the Maqasid al-Shari'a

Rumee Ahmed, Idris Nassery, Muna Tatari (Herausgeber)

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2020
332 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-4994-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This book captures the growing debate among Muslim scholars about the theory of the “Objectives of the Sharī‘a” (maqāṣid al-sharī‘a) and its role in reforming Islamic law. The book is divided into two parts—one highlighting the theory’s potential and the other its challenges.

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Scholars, thinkers, and activists around the world are paying increasing attention to a legal reform method that promises to revolutionize the way people think about Islamic law. Known as ';The Objectives of the Shari';a' (maqasid al-shari';a), the theory offers a way to derive and apply new Islamic laws using an ancient methodology. The theory identifies core objectives that underlie Islamic law, and then looks at inherited Islamic laws to see whether they meet those objectives. According to the maqasid theory, historical Islamic laws that meet their objectives should be retained, and those that do notno matter how entrenched in practice or embedded in textsshould be discarded or reformed.Recently, several scholars have questioned the maqasid theory, arguing that it is designed not to reform laws, but to support existing power structures. They warn that adopting the maqasid wholesale would set the reform project back, ensuring that inherited Islamic laws are never fully reformed to agree with contemporary values like gender-egalitarianism and universal human rights.The Objectives of Islamic Law: The Promises and Challenges of the Maqasid al-Shari';acaptures the ongoing debate between proponents and skeptics of the maqasid theory. It raises some of the most important issues in Islamic legal debates today, and lays out visions for the future of Islamic law.

Autor

Idris Nassery is postdoctoral fellow in the Institute of Islamic Theology at the University of Paderborn.Rumee Ahmed is associate dean of arts and associate professor of Islamic law at the University of British Columbia.Muna Tatari is assistant professor of Islamic systematic theology in the Institute of Islamic Theology at the University of Paderborn.

Inhalt

Editor’s IntroductionPart I: Promises1. Goals and Purposes Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah: Methodological Perspectives Mohammad Hashim Kamali2. Realising Maqāṣid in the SharīʿahJasser Auda3. Freedom of Religion in the Age of Multi-Religious Societies with Special Reference to Maqāṣid al-SharīʿahMuhammad Khalid Masud4. The Inviolability of Human Dignity: A Maqāṣidī PerspectiveIdris Nassery5. Qur’ān, Sunnah, Maqāṣid and the Religious Other: The Ideas of Muḥammad Shaḥrūr Adis Duderija6. Ibn ʿĀshūr’s Interpretation of the Purposes of the Law (Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah): An Islamic Modernist Approach to Legal ChangeFelicitas Opwis7. Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah in Islamic Contracts: A Study of Current Practices of Islamic Finance in Light of Islamic Legal MaximsYounes SoualhiPart II: Challenges 8. Reason and Revelation: A Meaningful Contribution to Contemporary Ethical Debates in a Secular Context Muna Tatari9. The Hermeneutical Approach of Shāṭibī on the Basis of the Maqāṣid Definition of Reason: Fundamental Issues of a Modern ReinterpretationMohammed Nekroumi10. The Challenge Facing Islamic Banking and Finance: Has It Moved Away From Its Core Objectives, With Special Reference to Maqāṣid?Habib Ahmed11. The Relationship between Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah and Uṣūl al-Fiqh Cefli Ademi12. Which comes first, the Maqāṣid, or the Sharī‘ah? Rumee Ahmed13. How Objective are the Objectives (Maqāṣid)? Examining Evolving Notions of the Sharī‘ah through the Lens of Lineage (Nasl) Ayesha S. Chaudhry14. Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah as a Legitimization for the Muslim Minorities Law Mouez KhalfaouiEpilogue: Anver Emon

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.7.2020
• Co-Autor: Muhammad Khalid Masud, Idris Nassery, Mohammed Nekroumi, Felicitas Opwis, Younes Soualhi, Muna Tatari, Cefli Ademi, Habib Ahmed, Rumee Ahmed, Jasser Auda, Ayesha S. Chaudhry, Adis Duderija, Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Mouez Khalfaoui
• Nachwort: Anver Emon
• Zusatzinfo: 1 Illustrations including: - 1 Graphs.
• Verlagsort: Lanham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Schlagworte: Fiqh • Islam • Islamic Law • Law • Maqasid • Muslims • objectives • Philosophy • Reform • Sharia
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-4994-2 / 1498549942
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-4994-3 / 9781498549943