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Maqasid al-Shari'a and Contemporary Reformist Muslim Thought : An Examination / edited by A. Duderija.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam--Doctrines.
- Islam.
- Conflict of laws.
- International law.
- Comparative law.
- Islamic Theology.
- Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law.
- Local Subjects:
- Islamic Theology.
- Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law.
- Islam.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2014.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- It is the first study which comprehensively, systematically and critically examines the role and usefulness of the concept of Maqasid al-Shari'a (higher Objectives of Islamic Law) in contemporary Muslim reformist thought in relation to number of specific issues pertaining to Islamic legal philosophy, law, ethics and the socio-political sphere.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Notes on Transliteration and Other Conventions; Contemporary Muslim Reformist Thought and Maqa.id cum Ma.la.a Approaches to Islamic Law: An Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Islamic Law Reform and Maqa.id al-Shari.a in the Thought of Mohammad Hashim Kamali; CHAPTER 2 Yusuf al-Qaradawi's Purposive Fiqh: Promoting or Demoting the Future Role of the .ulama.?; CHAPTER 3 Doha-The Center of Reformist Islam? Considering Radical Reform in the Qatar Context: Tariq Ramadan and the Research
- CHAPTER 4 Maqa.id al-Shari'a in Contemporary Shi'i JurisprudenceCHAPTER 5 Maqa.id or Shari'a? Secularism, Islamic Reform, and Ethics in Modern Turkey; CHAPTER 6 Ma.la.a and Rachid al-Ghannushi's Reformist Project; CHAPTER 7 On Reading Sha.ibi in Rabat and Tunis; CHAPTER 8 Maqa.id al-Shari.a, Gender Non-patriarchal Qur.an-Sunna Hermeneutics, and the Reformation of Muslim Family Law; CHAPTER 9 A Case Study of Patriarchy and Slavery: The Hermeneutical Importance of Qur.anic Assumptions in the Development of a ; Bibliography; Notes on Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781349458844
- 1349458848
- 9781137319418
- 1137319410
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