How muftis think : Islamic legal thought and Muslim women in Western Europe / by Lena Larsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larsen, Lena, author.

Series:

Studies in Islamic law and society ; 1384-1130 v. 44.

Studies in islamic law and society, 1384-1130 ; volume 44

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women (Islamic law)--Europe, Western.

Women (Islamic law).

Muftis (Muslim officials)--Europe, Western.

Muftis (Muslim officials).

Fatwas--Europe, Western.

Fatwas.

Islamic law--Interpretation and construction.

Islamic law.

Western Europe.

Physical Description:

x, 312 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

In 'How Muftis Think' Lena Larsen explores fatwas that respond to questions asked by Muslim women in Western Europe in recent decades. The questions show women to be torn between two opposing notions of morality and norms: one stressing women?s duties and obedience, and one stressing women?s rights and equality before the law. Focusing on muftis who see ?the time and place? as important considerations in fatwa-giving, and seek to develop a local European Islamic jurisprudence on these increasingly controversial issues, Larsen examines how they deal with women?s dilemmas. Careful not to suggest easy answers or happy endings, her discussion still holds out hope that European societies and Muslim minorities can recognize shared moral concerns.

Contents:

Part 1 Women, Fatwas, Actors

1 Continuity and Change: Fatwas and Fatwa-Giving on Women's Issues in Historical Perspective p. 39

The Fatwa in Early Islamic History p. 39

The Fatwa Literature p. 41

Fatwas and Women-Related Questions p. 43

Women in Focus-a Twentieth-Century Trend p. 48

Muhammad Abduh as a Mufti p. 55

The Salafiyya Movement p. 57

Muhammad Rashid Rida p. 59

Rida's References p. 60

Rida and Women's Issues p. 61

Changing Views of the West p. 63

Muhammad al-Ghazali p. 65

Yusuf al-Qaradawi p. 70

Ifta' in Europe: The Concerns of the Mufti p. 78

2 The Muftis and the Fatwa Institutions p. 84

Syed Mutawalli Darsh p. 84

The European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR) p. 88

Union des Organisations Islamiques de France (UOIF) and Dar al-Fatwa p. 101

Barkatullab Abdulkadir p. 122

Part 2 The Fatwas

3 Agony Uncle: The Fatwas of Syed Darsh p. 127

Muslim Women's Challenges as Revealed by the Questions p. 130

The Women in the Questions p. 133

The Fatwas p. 135

Within Marriage p. 139

Sexuality and Reproduction p. 142

Social Relationships p. 144

Bodily Care p. 147

'Ibadat p. 148

Characterizing the Fatwas p. 150

The Construction of Muslim Women p. 153

4 Women's Issues and Collective Fatwas: The Case of the ECFR p. 156

The Women in the Questions p. 161

The Fatwas p. 162

Characterizing the Fatwas p. 183

View of Women and Gender Relations p. 185

5 Fatwa, Legitimacy, and Authority p. 190

Concerning Haircuts p. 191

Women in Mosques p. 196

A qarar from the ECFR p. 201

Comparison of the Fatwas and the Resolution p. 204

Boundaries and the Borderless p. 206

Al-mustafti and the Authority of the Fatwa p. 207

Part 3 The Muftis' Reasoning in Local Context

6 Fatwas in Context: Muftis and Local Challenges p. 215

Syed Darsh p. 216

Guardianship (wilaya) p. 218

Polygamy p. 221

The ECFR p. 224

Larabi Becheri p. 234

Barkatullah Abdulkadir and the Marriage Contract p. 243

7 Maqasid al-shari'a and Modern Common Morality p. 260

Maqasid al-sharia p. 262

Modern Common Morality p. 266

Common Morality and the maqasid p. 268.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Larsen, Lena. How muftis think.

ISBN:

9789004367791

9004367799

OCLC:

1029075202