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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810069403321

Autore

Khan L. Ali <1948->

Titolo

Contemporary ijtihad : limits and controversies / / L. Ali Khan, Hisham M. Ramadan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2011

ISBN

0-7486-5325-2

1-283-13320-2

9786613133205

0-7486-4602-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (v, 257 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Classificazione

PW 9400

Disciplina

340.59

Soggetti

Ijtihād (Islamic law)

Islamic law - Interpretation and construction

Muslim diaspora

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Classical era of Ijtihad, 632-875 -- Free markets of Fiqh -- Islamic positive law -- Islamic constitutionalism -- Covenants with non-Muslims -- Western view of Islamic law -- Muslim diaspora law.

Sommario/riassunto

The book examines the challenges and limits of contemporary ijtihad in the context of diverse needs of Muslim cultures and communities living in Muslim and non-Muslim nations and continents, including Europe and North America.