Fatwas of condemnation: Islam and the limits of dissent

Nizamuddin Ahmad, Saiyad (2009) Fatwas of condemnation: Islam and the limits of dissent. International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), IIUM, Kuala Lumpur. ISBN 9839379429

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Abstract

Fatwas of condemnation : Islam and the limits of dissent examines a particularly rich and relatively untapped source for Islamic intellectual history, namely the genre of legal writing represented by the compendia of Islamic legal response to examine the limits of dissent in Islam. Not confining himself to a particular period of history, but having chosen certain recurring issues as being particularly illustrative of the dynamics of dissent in Islam, the author has focused on fatwas that derived principally from an attempt by the ‘ulama’ to define and fix the limits of dissent and spare the Islamic community of what they viewed as the detrimental effects of actions, doctrines or movements that were seen not to be in its best interests (maslaha).

Item Type:	Book
Additional Information:	BP145.4 S158F 2006
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Fatwas, Islamic law-Sources, Advisory opinions (Islamic law)-Early works to 1800
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)
Depositing User:	Mrs. Wan Salwati Wan Salleh
Date Deposited:	26 May 2011 11:54
Last Modified:	26 May 2011 11:54
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/261

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