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Contemporary ijtihad : limits and controversies / L. Ali Khan and Hisham M. Ramadan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Khan, L. Ali, 1948- author.
- Ramadan, Hisham M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ijtihād (Islamic law).
- Islamic law--Interpretation and construction.
- Islamic law.
- Muslim diaspora.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v, 257 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786613133205
- 9780748653256
- 0748653252
- 9781283133203
- 1283133202
- 9780748646029
- 0748646027
- OCLC:
- 730151828
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