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The study of the sharīʿa has enjoyed a renaissance in the last two decades and it will continue to attract interdisciplinary attention given the ongoing social, political and religious developments throughout the Muslim world. With such a variety of debates, and a corresponding multitude of theoretical methods, students and non-scholars are often overwhelmed by the complexity of the field. Even experts will often need to consult multiple sources to understand these new voices and provide accessible answers to specialist and non-specialist audiences alike. This volume is intended for both the novice and expert as a companion to understanding the evolution of the field of Islamic law, the current work that is shaping this field, and the new directions the sharīʿa will take in the twenty-first/fifteenth century. Contributors are Khaled Abou El Fadl, Asma Afsaruddin Ahmad Ahmad, Sarah Albrecht, Ovamir Anjum, Dale Correa, Robert Gleave, Sohail Hanif, Rami Koujah, Marion Katz, Asifa Quraishi-Landes, David Warren and Salman Younas.

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Author:   Sohaira Siddiqui
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   48
Weight:   0.574kg
ISBN:  

9789004377103

ISBN 10:   9004377107
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   14 February 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors Introduction Part 1: Reflections on the Study of the Sharīʿa 1 The Roots of Persuasion and the Future of Sharīʿa  Khaled Abou El Fadl 2 Sectarianism and Integration Contemporary Categories and the Prospects for Islamic Legal Studies  Robert Gleave 3 Gender and Legal Fluidity  Marion Katz 4 Translating The Fatigue of the Sharīʿa  Ahmad Atif Ahmad Part 2: Study of the Sharīʿa in the Classical Period 5 Qurʾānic Jihād Refracted through a Juridical Lens An Exercise in Realpolitik  Asma Afsaruddin 6 Al-Ḥadīth al-Mashhūr A Ḥanafī Reference to Kufan Practice?  Sohail Hanif 7 Taking a Theological Turn in Legal Theory Regional Priority and Theology in Transoxanian Ḥanafī Thought  Dale J. Correa 8 Maṣlaḥa as a Normative Claim of Islamic Jurisprudence The Legal Philosophy of al-ʿIzz b. ʿAbd al-Salām  Rami Koujah Part 3: Study of the Sharīʿa in the Modern and Contemporary Periods 9 A Conservative Jurist’s Approach to Legal Change Ashraf ʿAlī al-Thānawī on Women’s Political Rule  Salman Younas 10 Legislating Morality and Other Illusions about Islamic Government  Asifa Quraishi-Landes 11 Relocating Dār al-Islām Contemporary Islamic Perspectives on Territoriality  Sarah Albrecht 12 Religion, Politics, and the Anxiety of Contemporary Maṣlaḥa Reasoning The Production of a Fiqh al-Thawra after the 2011 Egyptian Revolution  David H. Warren 13 Whither Islam? Western Islamic Reform and Discursive Density  Ovamir Anjum  Index

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Sohaira Z.M. Siddiqui is an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University in Qatar. She has published the book Law and Politics under the Abbasids: An Intellectual Portrait of al-Juwayni, and numerous articles in journals such as the Journal of Islamic Studies, Islamic Law and Society, and The Journal of the American Oriental Society.

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