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The Shariʻa : History, Ethics and Law /

The Shariʻa : History, Ethics and Law / edited by Amyn B. Sajoo. - xiv, 253 pages : maps ; 21 cm. - Muslim heritage series ; 5 . - Muslim heritage series ; 5. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : multifaceted venture / Amyn B Sajoo -- Foundations /Khalid Abou El-Fadl -- Recovering the ethical : practices, politics, tradition / Ebrahim Moosa -- Sustaining and enhancing life / Karim H. Karim -- Spiritual refinement / Saʻdiyya Shaikh -- Women's equality / Ziba Mir-Hosseini -- Family law to finance / Mohamed M. Keshavjee and Raficq Abdulla -- Bioethics / Amyn B. Sajoo -- Legitimising authority : a muslim minority under Ottoman rule / Amaan Merali -- Democratisation and the Shariʻa : the Indonesian experience / Carool Kersten -- The Shariʻa in the Western landscape / Rex Ahdar and Nicholas Aroney -- 12. Secularism and the Shariʻa : lessons from an Ontario debate / Jennifer A. Selby.

Why is the term shari'a - the mention of which conjures up images of a politicised religion in many parts of the world - understood in the ways that it is today? For Muslims and non-Muslims alike, much is read into this term, often with scant regard for its historical, cultural or theological underpinnings. This book offers an accessible account of the ideals and realities of the shari'a.

9781788313162 178831316X 9781786724045 1786724049 9781786734044 1786734044

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Islamic law.
Advice and Rights.
Islamic law.
86.14 Islamic law.
Advice and Rights.

KBP144 / .S5364 2018

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