This book is an original contribution to the debates surrounding Islam and ideas of modernity. Starting from modern concerns, it examines the origins and evolution of the Shari’a (Islamic law), and the corpus of texts, concepts and practices in which it has been enshrined. Sami Zubaida considers key historical episodes of political accommodations and contests between scholars and sultans. Drawing on modern examples, mainly from Egypt and Iran, Zubaida explores how the Shari'a has evolved and mutated to accommodate the workings of a modern state by examining the reforms of the 19th and 20th centuries and the politics of the contemporary world.
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"A detailed and scholarly examination of Islamic Law" -The Bookseller, 3rd January 2003 "...An able study, with a clear structure and flowing style, and makes a fine addition to the growing literature on political Islam". -Necati Polat, Journal of International Affairs "Sami Zubaida presents a more detailed and scholarly examination of the subject." - The Bestseller
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Sami Zubaida is Reader of Politics and Sociology at Birkbeck College, University of London.
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This book contains a lot of great information, but the way it is written makes it a difficult read. Unless you are already familiar with the subject, you should read this with a thesaurus and an Arabic dictionary. Definitely not a good choice as an introductory book for the subject in general.
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The idea of the shari'a, the holy law, is central to the Muslim religion and a major element in the discourses and institutions of Muslim societies over the ages. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ruling faqih, fiqh tradition, prophetic narrations, senior mujtahid, state mufti, qadi courts, official ulama, local ulama, chief qadi, military dynasties, unilateral renunciation, grand vizir, sacred sources, penal provisions, canonical sources, early caliphs, religious legitimacy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ibn Taimiya, Islamic Republic, Ibn Hanbal, Guardian Council, Abu Yusuf, Muslim Brotherhood, Middle East, Reza Shah, Sunni Islam, Saudi Arabia, Ottoman Empire, Young Ottomans, Abu Hanifa, Hidden Imam, Ibn Khaldun, Ibn Rushd, Qadiaskar of Rumelia, Ayatollah Khomeini, Expediency Council, Islamic Research Academy, Islamization of Egyptian, National Front, Qadi of Egypt, Rashid Rida, Resid Pasha New!
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The idea of the shari'a, the holy law, is central to the Muslim religion and a major element in the discourses and institutions of Muslim societies over the ages. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ruling faqih, fiqh tradition, prophetic narrations, senior mujtahid, state mufti, qadi courts, official ulama, local ulama, chief qadi, military dynasties, unilateral renunciation, grand vizir, sacred sources, penal provisions, canonical sources, early caliphs, religious legitimacy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ibn Taimiya, Islamic Republic, Ibn Hanbal, Guardian Council, Abu Yusuf, Muslim Brotherhood, Middle East, Reza Shah, Sunni Islam, Saudi Arabia, Ottoman Empire, Young Ottomans, Abu Hanifa, Hidden Imam, Ibn Khaldun, Ibn Rushd, Qadiaskar of Rumelia, Ayatollah Khomeini, Expediency Council, Islamic Research Academy, Islamization of Egyptian, National Front, Qadi of Egypt, Rashid Rida, Resid Pasha New!
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- Islam and Public Law (Arab and Islamic Laws) (Arab & Islamic Laws) by Chibli Mallat in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Patricians of Nishapur: A Study in Medieval Islamic Social History by Richard W. Bulliet in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Politics and Revelation: Mawardi and After (Islamic Surveys) by Hanna Mikhail in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Waqfs and Urban Structures: The Case of Ottoman Damascus (Studies in Islamic Law and Society) by Richard Van Leeuwen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Bektashi Order of Dervishes by John Kingsley Birge in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Women in the Middle East: Past and Present by Nikki R. Keddie on page 173, and page 200
- Citizenship and Ethnic Conflict: Challenging the Nation-State (Routledge Research in Comparative Politics) by Haldun Gulalp in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Muslim Ethics: Emerging Vistas by Amyn B. Sajoo in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Pursuit of Pleasure: Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900 by Rudi Matthee in Back Matter
- Remaking Muslim Politics: Pluralism, Contestation, Democratization (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics) by Robert W. Hefner on page 36
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