Wahhabi Islam facing the challenges of modernity : Dar al-Ifta in the modern Saudi state /

Wahhabi Islam facing the challenges of modernity : Dar al-Ifta in the modern Saudi state /

This book focuses on the history and work of the Saudi Dār al-Iftā, one of the most central modern Islamic official religious institutions. The study was undertaken from two perspectives: (1) Dār al-Iftā creation, power structure, functions and the sociopolitical environment in which it operates; an...

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Main Author: Al-Atawneh, Muhammad K.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Series: Studies in Islamic Law and Society 32.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2010, ISBN: 9789004223059.

Subjects:

Dār al-Iftāʼ al-ʻĀmmah (Saudi Arabia)
Islamic law > Saudi Arabia.
Wahhābīyah > Saudi Arabia.

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Call Number: KBP69.S33 A38 2010

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Chapter One. Muftīs and Fatwās in Saudi Arabia: Background /
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  • Chapter Two. Dār Al-Iftāʾ Today /
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  • Chapter Three. Muftīs, State and Society /
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  • Chapter Four. Modern Wahhābī Jurisprudence /
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  • Chapter Five. Bid'A Vis-à-Vis Sunna: The Limits Of Change /
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  • Chapter Six. Wahhābism Applied: Flexibility Towards Change /
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  • Conclusions /
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  • Appendix A. Translated Decisions Of BSU /
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  • Appendix B. Translated Fatwās of CRLO /
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  • Appendix C. Āl al-Shaykh-Genealogy of Prominent Muftīs /
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  • Appendix D. Modern Sa'ūdī Institution of Iftā' /
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  • Glossary Of Arabic Terms /
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  • Bibliography And Sources /
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  • Index /
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