Objectives of Islamic Law

The Promises and Challenges of the Maqasid al-Shari'a

AvIdris Nassery,Rumee Ahmed

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

Del i serien Lexington Books

597 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Beskrivning

Scholars, thinkers, and activists around the world are paying increasing attention to a legal reform method that promises to revolutionize the way people think about Islamic law. Known as “The Objectives of the Shari‘a” (maqa?id al-shari‘a), the theory offers a way to derive and apply new Islamic laws using an ancient methodology. The theory identifies core objectives that underlie Islamic law, and then looks at inherited Islamic laws to see whether they meet those objectives. According to the maqa?id theory, historical Islamic laws that meet their objectives should be retained, and those that do not—no matter how entrenched in practice or embedded in texts—should be discarded or reformed.Recently, several scholars have questioned the maqa?id theory, arguing that it is designed not to reform laws, but to support existing power structures. They warn that adopting the maqa?id wholesale would set the reform project back, ensuring that inherited Islamic laws are never fully reformed to agree with contemporary values like gender-egalitarianism and universal human rights.The Objectives of Islamic Law: The Promises and Challenges of the Maqa?id al-Shari‘acaptures the ongoing debate between proponents and skeptics of the maqa?id theory. It raises some of the most important issues in Islamic legal debates today, and lays out visions for the future of Islamic law.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-07-06
Mått:153 x 218 x 23 mm
Vikt:472 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Lexington Books
Antal sidor:332
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498549950

Utforska kategorier

Mer om författaren

Idris Nassery is postdoctoral fellow in the Institute of Islamic Theology at the University of Paderborn.Rumee Ahmed is associate dean of arts and associate professor of Islamic law at the University of British Columbia.Muna Tatari is assistant professor of Islamic systematic theology in the Institute of Islamic Theology at the University of Paderborn.

Recensioner i media

The Objectives of Islamic Law is an excellent collection of essays on the increasingly popular subject of maqasid al-shari’ah, including several that are written by world-renowned experts in the field. With its multi-perspectival and fresh treatments of many maqasid-related themes, this book is highly recommended reading, especially for those interested in deepening their understanding of an alternative view—the maqasid approach—of the meaning, place, and role of the Sharia in contemporary Islam that now has growing appeal among its intellectual circles.

Innehållsförteckning

Editor’s IntroductionPart I: Promises1. Goals and Purposes Maqa?id al-Shari?ah: Methodological Perspectives Mohammad Hashim Kamali2. Realising Maqa?id in the Shari?ahJasser Auda3. Freedom of Religion in the Age of Multi-Religious Societies with Special Reference to Maqa?id al-Shari?ahMuhammad Khalid Masud4. The Inviolability of Human Dignity: A Maqa?idi PerspectiveIdris Nassery5. Qur’an, Sunnah, Maqa?id and the Religious Other: The Ideas of Mu?ammad Sha?rur Adis Duderija6. Ibn ?A¯shu¯r’s Interpretation of the Purposes of the Law (Maqa¯s?id al-Shari¯?ah): An Islamic Modernist Approach to Legal ChangeFelicitas Opwis7. Maqa?id al-Shari?ah in Islamic Contracts: A Study of Current Practices of Islamic Finance in Light of Islamic Legal MaximsYounes SoualhiPart II: Challenges 8. Reason and Revelation: A Meaningful Contribution to Contemporary Ethical Debates in a Secular Context Muna Tatari9. The Hermeneutical Approach of Sha?ibi on the Basis of the Maqa?id Definition of