Shari'a and Muslim Minorities: The wasati and salafi approaches to fiqh al-aqalliyyat al-Muslima (Oxford Islamic Legal Studies)

Synopsis

Based On A Comparative Analysis Of Several Thousand Religio-juristic Treatises And Fatwās (religious Decisions), Sharīʻa And Muslim Minorities: The Wasaṭi And Salafī Approaches To Fiqh Al-aqalliyyāt Al-muslima Offers The Most Systematic And Comprehensive Study To Date Of The Religious Law Of Muslim Minorities - The Field In Islamic Jurisprudence That Treats Issues That Are Unique To Muslims Living In Majority Non-muslim Societies. The Book Argues That Two Main Contesting Approaches To Fiqh Al-aqalliyyāt Al-muslima, The Wasaṭī And Salafī, Have Developed, In Part Dialectically. While Both Envision A A Future Islamizing Of The West As A Main Justification For Muslim Residence In The West, The Wasaṭī Approach Is Pragmatic, Facilitating, And Integration-minded, Whereas The Salafī Calls For Strict Application Of Religious Norms And For Introversion. The Volume Examines Diverse And Highly-debated Juristic Issues, Including The Permissibility Of Naturalizing In Non-muslim States, Participating In Their Electoral Systems, Serving In Their Militaries And Police Forces, Taking Mortgages And Student Loans, Accepting A Christmas Cash Bonus Or Congratulating Christians On Their Holiday, And Working In Professions That Involve Breaching Of Religio-legal Prohibitions (e.g. Serving Pork). Discussions Highlight The Diversity Within Contemporary Islamic Jurisprudence And Introduce New Nuances To Highly-charged Concepts Such As Proselytizing, Integration, And Multiculturalism--unedited Summary From Book Jacket. Wasaṭiyya And Salafiyya : A Conflict Of Ideologies And Methodologies -- The Wasaṭī And Salafī Approaches To The Religious Law Of Muslim Minorities -- Muslim Minorities And Non-muslim Societies -- Muslim Minorities And Non-muslim States. Uriya Shavit. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 261-294) And Index.