Contemporary Ijtihad

Limits and Controversies

By: L. Ali Khan, Hisham M. Ramadan

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Paperback | 17 September 2012

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The resurgence of Islam, geopolitical crises involving Muslim nations, violence associated with Islam and the immigration of millions of Muslims to Western countries have generated a strong interest in understanding Islamic law. The challenges of these new realities have impressed upon Muslims the need to rethink classical jurisprudence and a powerful contemporary ijtihad - the process of making a legal decision by independent interpretation of the legal sources - has unleashed a tremendous intellectual energy that is transforming legal systems across the Muslim world. This book explores the limits and controversies of this development in the context of the diverse needs of Muslim cultures and communities living in Muslim and non-Muslim nations and continents including Europe and North America.Key FeaturesExplains diverse bodies of Islamic law including fiqh, qanun and siyarSupplements Arabic terms from the Basic Code with English substitutesAnalyses the forces shaping contemporary ijtihadPresents a jurisprudential guide suitable for jurists, judges, national legislatures, and teachers and students and law and Islamic studies.

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An interesting study which offers a bird's eye view on the role of ijtihad in the Islamic legal system.

--Muslim World Book Review

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Preface	p. iv
Introduction	p. 1
Classical Era of Ijtihad, 632-875	p. 14
Free Markets of Fiqh	p. 47
Islamic Positive Law	p. 80
Islamic Constitutionalism	p. 113
Covenants with Non-Muslims	p. 146
Western Views of Islamic Law	p. 181
Muslim Diaspora Law	p. 215
Glossary	p. 249
Index	p. 253
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