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Iraq’s sources of emulation:Scholarly capital and competition in contemporary Shiʿism [PDF]
Religious knowledge is at the heart of the Shiʿi system of clerical authority known as the marjaʿiyya. Given the multiplicity of more or less well-established claimants to the position, this article explores the scholarly credentials of the contemporary ...
Al-Husayni ʿAmili M. +18 more
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Jamāl al-Dīn al-Qāsimī’s Treatise on Wiping over Socks and the Rise of a Distinct Salafi Method [PDF]
‘Modern’ Salafis of the late nineteenth/early twentieth century have much more in common with contemporary ‘puritan’ Salafis than claimed in recent scholarship.
Coppens, Pieter
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On the Ethicality of Islamic Banks’ Business Model
Abstract This paper scrutinizes the ethicality of Islamic banks’ (IBs’) business model by employing the ‘objectives of Islamic law’ (Maqāsid al‐Sharī’ah). This necessitates developing an ethical framework to construe two primary injunctions of Islamic finance, namely ribā and gharar.
Wahyu Jatmiko +2 more
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Debating islamic family law in Palestine : citizenship, gender and 'islamic' idioms [PDF]
This chapter sheds light on the family law debate in Palestine following the establishment of the Palestinian Authority (1994). It elaborates on the public debate and political contestation over attempts to reform the ‘Islamic’ family law during the ...
Shehada, N.Y. (Nahda)
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The similarity of legal sources in issuing fatwas between Dar al-Ifta’ Egypt and the National Sharia Board-Indonesian Ulema Council does not guarantee uniformity of decisions from both institutions.
Ahmad Hilmi +4 more
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Arts: Fiction and Fiction Writers: The Americas [PDF]
This essay by Rachel Norman, which originally appeared in the Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures, discusses contemporary Muslim fiction published in the United States with a particular focus on three novels: Mojha Kahf\u27s The Girl in the ...
Norman, Rachel
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Law, Religion and Violence: The Importance of Islamic Law as a Tool for Refuting the Ideology of Violent Extremists [PDF]
Violent attacks by radical Islamists against civilians represents a serious and continuing threat to human security in a number of States, including India and to a lesser extent Australia.
Clarke, Ben
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Negotiating the Sacred and the Profane: Paradigm Shifts in the Tarekat Shiddiqiyah toward Economic Empowerment in Jombang, Indonesia [PDF]
This study explores the shift in the spirituality of the Shiddiqiyah Order towards an economic empowerment paradigm in order to address modern Islamic issues.
Fauza, Nilna
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Synopsis: The Third Edition of Brill’s Encyclopaedia of Islam appears in four substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the ...
Van Den Bos, Matthijs
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The Moroccan Jurist al-Khamlīshī: Can a Woman Become a Legislator (Mujtahid)? [PDF]
The idea of deducing legal rulings in Islamic law, or ijtihād, as well as the qualifications of the person who practices ijtihād, known as the mujtahid, has been a complex issue among Muslim ʿulamāʾ for centuries. Many Muslim ʿulamāʾ and Western scholars
Badareen, Nayel A
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