1st Edition

Islamic Law and Society The Practice Of Iftā’ And Religious Institutions

By Emine Enise Yakar Copyright 2022
312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

This book places context at the core of the Islamic mechanism of iftā’ to better understand the process of issuing fatwās in Muslim and non-Muslim countries, thus highlighting the connection between context and contemporaneity, on one hand, and the adaptable perception of Islamic law, on the other. The practice of iftā’ is one of the most important mechanisms of Islamic law that keeps... Read more

Chapter 1 General Precidency Of Scholarly Research And Iftā’ (Dār Al- Iftā’) In Saudi Arabia

Chapter 2 Presidency Of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) In Turkey

Chapter 3 The Fiqh Council Of North America (Fcna) In America

Chapter 4 A General Comparison Related To Madhhab Affiliation And Social Values

Chapter 5 A General Comparison From The Point Of Legal And Political Systems

Biography

Emine Enise Yakar completed her BA in the Faculty of Theology, Ankara University, Turkey, in 2010. She received her MA and PhD from the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, the University of Exeter, UK, in 2014 and 2018, respectively. She is specifically interested in the interaction between Islamic legal methodologies and social context to provide insight into the flexible, practicable and applicable dimensions of Islamic law in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries. Currently, she is Assistant Professor of Islamic law at Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Turkey.