Islamic law today: A discussion initiated by al-Hibri's statement

ISBN-13: 9783656661603 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 24 str.

Johannes Muller

Opis

Essay from the year 2004 in the subject Orientalism / Sinology - Islamic Studies, grade: 75%, Middlesex University in London (School of Oriental and African Studies), course: Islamic Law, 18 Literaturquellen entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: "Each individual has direct access to the Quran and hadith and is in principle entitled to engage in ijtihad, so long as she has the requisite knowledge. Thus not only countries, but also individuals are entitled to their own jurisprudential choices." (al-Hibri in Muslim Womens Rights in the Global Village). This paper discusses al-Hibris statement on the position in Islamic law today.