Towards a fiqh for minorities
Subtitle: some basic reflections
By: Taha Jabir Alalwani ; translated from the Arabic by Ashur A. Shamis.
Contributors: Shamis, A. A.
Edition: New rev. ed.
Publisher: The International Institute of Islamic Thought; International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Richmond, Surrey; Herndon, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 45
ISBN-13: 9781565643529
Subjects: Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction; Muslims -- Non-Muslim countries
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / by Zaki Badawi; title: Public awareness of the shariʻah; title: Shariʻah and culture; title: Present day Muslim presence in the West; title: September11th: the aftermath; title: Legal and religious framework; title: Definitions; title: Redefining the question; title: The need for specialist ijtihad in the formulation; title: Of a fiqh for minorities; title: What can be learned from the inherited fiqh; title: Reasons for a new methodology; title: Reasons for a clear objective; title: Towards a foundation for a fiqh for minorities; title: Methodological principles for the study of the Qurʼan; title: Key questions; title: Fundamental rule in muslim relations with others; title: A raised nation; title: Standing up for one's rights; title: Forbearance; title: Lessons from the emigration to Abyssinia.