Rethinking Islamic legal modernism : the teaching of Yusuf al-Qaradawi / by Ron Shaham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaham, Ron, author.

Series:

Studies in Islamic law and society ; 1384-1130 v. 45.

Studies in Islamic law and society, 1384-1130 ; Volume 45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qaraḍāwī, Yūsuf.

Islamic law.

Physical Description:

191 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

Shaham challenges the common opinion that Islamic legal modernism, as represented by Rashid Rida (d. 1935), is of poor intellectual quality and should not be considered an authentic development within Islamic law. The book focuses on the celebrated Sunni jurist, Yusuf al-Qaradawi (b. 1926), whom Shaham perceives as a close follower of Rida. 0By studying the coherence of Qaradawi's Wasati theory of ijtihad and the consistency of its application in his legal opinions (fatwas), Shaham argues that Qaradawi, by means of eclecticism and synthesis, conducts a bold dialogue with the Islamic juristic heritage and brings it to bear on modern developments, in particular the institutional framework of the nation-state.

Contents:

Rashid Rida and academic criticism of his juristic thought

Qaradawi's program for the renovation of Islamic law

The proper use of the classical sources of Islamic jurisprudence in the modern age

The role of maṣlaḥa in Qaradawi's legal theory

Case study I-polygyny

Case study II-the impact of a western wife's conversion to islam on the validity of her marriage to her non-Muslim husband

Case study III-politics and gender : women in roles of political leadership

Conclusion : Qaradawi's juristic thought and practice in historical perspective.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Shaham, Ron. Rethinking Islamic legal modernism

ISBN:

9789004368996

900436899X

OCLC:

1028851752