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Moral Rationalism and Shari'a Independent rationality in modern Shi'i usul al-Fiqh
By Ali-Reza Bhojani
Copyright 2015
194 Pages
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Routledge
194 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
194 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Moral Rationalism and Sharī'a is the first attempt at outlining the scope for a theological reading of Sharī'a , based on a critical examination of why ' Adliyya theological ethics have not significantly impacted Shī'ī readings of Sharī'a . Within Shī'ī works of Sharī 'a legal theory ( usūl al-fiqh) there is a theoretical space for reason as an independent source of normativity... Read more
Introduction 1 Reason as a source of Sharī 'a in Shī 'ī usūl al-fiqh 2 The intelligibility of moral values in Shī 'ī theological thought 3 The nature of morality, rationality and independent judgments of rational morality in modern Shī 'ī usūl al-fiqh 4 The nature of morality, rationality and independent judgments of rational morality in modern Shī 'ī usūl al-fiqh 5 Reassessing the obstacles to independent judgments of rational morality impacting the reading of Sharī 'a
Biography
Ali-Reza Bhojani is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Al-Mahdi Institute, Birmingham. His research interests include Islamic legal theory, Muslim theology and ethics, Shī'ī studies and the Muslim religious responses to modernity.
