Shari'a and Muslim Minorities

The wasati and salafi approaches to fiqh al-aqalliyyat al-Muslima

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Comparative, Religion & Spirituality
Cover of the book Shari'a and Muslim Minorities by Uriya Shavit, OUP Oxford
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Uriya Shavit ISBN: 9780191074448
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: November 12, 2015
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author: Uriya Shavit
ISBN: 9780191074448
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: November 12, 2015
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

Based on a comparative analysis of several hundred religio-juristic treatises and fatwas (religious decisions), Shari'a and Muslim Minorities: The Wasati and Salafi Approaches to Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat al-Muslima offers the most systematic and comprehensive study to date of fiqh al aqalliyyat al-Muslima - the field in Islamic jurisprudence that treats issues that are unique to Muslims living in majority non-Muslim societies. The book argues that two main contesting approaches to fiqh al-aqalliyyat al-Muslima, the wasati and the salafi, have developed, in part dialectically. While both envision a future Islamizing of the West as a main justification for Muslim residence in the West, the wasati approach is pragmatic, facilitating, and integration-minded, whereas the salafi calls for strict application of religious norms and for introversion. The volume examines diverse and highly-debated juristic issues, including the permissibility of naturalizing in non-Muslim states, participating in their electoral systems and serving in their militaries and police forces; the permissibility of taking mortgages and student loans; the permissibility of congratulating Christians on Christmas or receiving Christmas bonuses; and the permissibility of working in professions that involve breaching of religio-legal prohibitions (e.g. serving pork). Discussions highlight the diversity within contemporary Islamic jurisprudence and introduce new nuances to highly-charged concepts such as proselytizing, integration, and multiculturalism.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Based on a comparative analysis of several hundred religio-juristic treatises and fatwas (religious decisions), Shari'a and Muslim Minorities: The Wasati and Salafi Approaches to Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat al-Muslima offers the most systematic and comprehensive study to date of fiqh al aqalliyyat al-Muslima - the field in Islamic jurisprudence that treats issues that are unique to Muslims living in majority non-Muslim societies. The book argues that two main contesting approaches to fiqh al-aqalliyyat al-Muslima, the wasati and the salafi, have developed, in part dialectically. While both envision a future Islamizing of the West as a main justification for Muslim residence in the West, the wasati approach is pragmatic, facilitating, and integration-minded, whereas the salafi calls for strict application of religious norms and for introversion. The volume examines diverse and highly-debated juristic issues, including the permissibility of naturalizing in non-Muslim states, participating in their electoral systems and serving in their militaries and police forces; the permissibility of taking mortgages and student loans; the permissibility of congratulating Christians on Christmas or receiving Christmas bonuses; and the permissibility of working in professions that involve breaching of religio-legal prohibitions (e.g. serving pork). Discussions highlight the diversity within contemporary Islamic jurisprudence and introduce new nuances to highly-charged concepts such as proselytizing, integration, and multiculturalism.

More books from OUP Oxford

Cover of the book The Greatest Possible Being by Uriya Shavit
Cover of the book On Living in an Old Country by Uriya Shavit
Cover of the book A Critique of Welfare Economics by Uriya Shavit
Cover of the book In Defense of Extended Conciliar Christology by Uriya Shavit
Cover of the book Bonhoeffer's Reception of Luther by Uriya Shavit
Cover of the book Imagining the Witch by Uriya Shavit
Cover of the book The Reception of the Homeric Hymns by Uriya Shavit
Cover of the book Guan Yu by Uriya Shavit
Cover of the book Greening Aid? by Uriya Shavit
Cover of the book Forms of Empire by Uriya Shavit
Cover of the book Leading Professionals by Uriya Shavit
Cover of the book A Practical Approach to Employment Law by Uriya Shavit
Cover of the book The Naked Self: Kierkegaard and Personal Identity by Uriya Shavit
Cover of the book Gandhi: A Very Short Introduction by Uriya Shavit
Cover of the book God, the Best, and Evil by Uriya Shavit
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy