The Al-Ghazali Enigma and Why Shari'a is Not Islamic Law

Haifaa Khalafallah (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

298 Seiten

2017
Equinox Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
9781781792957 (ISBN)

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This book offers a long-overdue intellectual biography of the late Egyptian Shaykh Mohammed al-Ghazali (d.1996). But its main purpose is to shed light on Shari'a, a highly politicized concern of our times. Instead of the standard accounts of Islam emphasizing 'extremists,' 'traditionalists,' 'moderates,' or 'modernists,' the book introduces a multi-layered approach to understanding the contours of Shari'a rulemaking. It highlights the technical and historical trajectory of this rulemaking process, thereby challenging the prevailing academic narrative as well as popular Muslim narratives. In using this contemporary influential Muslim scholar as a reference, the book assesses what so many Sunni Muslims see in Shari'a, at least in this Egyptian context, and how such devotion could hinder or promote genuine reform.

Haifaa G. Khalafallah founded and presently directs the Sinai Centre for Islamic Mediterranean Studies, SCIMS, a UK based volunteer Muslim educational group. Previously she taught Islamic and Middle East history at Georgetown University, including in its various campuses in Washington DC, Doha, and Alanya.

Introduction: Shari'a, Ghazali and their StudyPart I: Portraits from a Muslim Journey into the 20th CenturyChapter 1:The Contexts: The Modern al-Ghazali and his World Chapter 2: The Texts: On the Shelves Chapter 3: Elusive Texts: Book of Tension Chapter 4: Untidy Texts: Ghazali vs Ghazali Chapter 5: Case of Women: Textualising Context Chapter 6: The Contents (Scripture): God and Women LeadersPart II: Shari'a Rulemaking TrajectoryChapter 7: Is Shari'a a Method? Is it a Law? Does it Matter? Chapter 8: Shari'a and Telling of the Muslim StoryEpilogue: What's in a Historical Narrative?

Erscheinungsdatum	08.02.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	548 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
ISBN-13	9781781792957 / 9781781792957
Zustand	Neuware