Fiqh al-Aqalliyy?t [electronic resource] : History, Development, and Progress /
Hassan, S.author.
This book examines the development of a contemporary internal debate among Muslim minorities living in Western Europe and North America to establish a specific form of Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh al-aqalliyyat attempts to strike a balance between Muslim's religious commitments and their civic identity as citizens in Western liberal states.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Series Editor's Preface; Notes on the Transliteration of Arabic Words; Introduction; 1 Between Text and Context: The Impact of Textual Literalism and Puritan Ideology on the Life of Muslim Minorities; 2 Voice of Tradition: Muslim Minorities and Application of Islamic Law; 3 Yusuf al-Qaraawi : An Ideologue for Muslim Minorities; 4 aha Jabiral-?Alwani: Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat, a Model of Islamization of Knowledge; 5 Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat: A Debate on World Division, Citizenship, and Loyalty; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book examines the development of a contemporary internal debate among Muslim minorities living in Western Europe and North America to establish a specific form of Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh al-aqalliyyat attempts to strike a balance between Muslim's religious commitments and their civic identity as citizens in Western liberal states.
Middle East—Politics and government.
Middle East—History.
Religion.
Political science.
Ethnology—Middle East .
Political sociology.
Middle Eastern Politics.
History of the Middle East.
Religious Studies, general.
Philosophy of Law.
Middle Eastern Culture.
Political Sociology.