The Shariʻa : history, ethics and law / edited by Amyn B. Sajoo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sajoo, Amyn B., editor.

Institute of Ismaili Studies, sponsoring body.

Series:

Muslim heritage series ; 5.

Muslim heritage series ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic law.

Physical Description:

xiv, 253 pages : maps ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2018.

Summary:

Why is the term shari'a--the mention of which conjures up images of a politicised religion in many parts of the world--understood in the ways that it is today? For Muslims and non-Muslims alike, much is read into this term, often with scant regard for its historical, cultural or theological underpinnings. The politics of identity has a profound effect on contemporary life, both secular and religious, and this includes our understandings of the shari'a. Yet at the core of this concept, for Muslims, is the quest for a moral compass by which to navigate a path through life (Qur'an, 45:18), informed deeply by revelation and its interpretation by the Prophet Muhammad as well as his closest Companions. Built on this foundation is an ongoing human endeavour to grasp and lend expression to that teaching--elaborately in law, but no less so in devotional, ethical and customary practices in diverse Shi'i and Sunni Muslim communities, including in the West.

Contents:

Introduction : multifaceted venture / Amyn B Sajoo

Foundations /Khalid Abou El-Fadl

Recovering the ethical : practices, politics, tradition / Ebrahim Moosa

Sustaining and enhancing life / Karim H. Karim

Spiritual refinement / Saʻdiyya Shaikh

Women's equality / Ziba Mir-Hosseini

Family law to finance / Mohamed M. Keshavjee and Raficq Abdulla

Bioethics / Amyn B. Sajoo

Legitimising authority : a muslim minority under Ottoman rule / Amaan Merali

Democratisation and the Shariʻa : the Indonesian experience / Carool Kersten

The Shariʻa in the Western landscape / Rex Ahdar and Nicholas Aroney

12. Secularism and the Shariʻa : lessons from an Ontario debate / Jennifer A. Selby.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781788313162

178831316X

9781786724045

1786724049

9781786734044

1786734044

OCLC:

1029202371