Sharia Compliant: A User's Guide to Hacking Islamic Law

Rumee Ahmed

Published by Stanford University Press 2018

Sharia Compliant

A User's Guide to Hacking Islamic Law

Rumee Ahmed

In the series Encountering Traditions

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781503605718

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About this book

This book covers the ins and outs of Islamic legal change and provides readers with step-by-step instructions for shaping the future of Islamic law.

Author / Editor information

Rumee Ahmed is Associate Professor of Islamic Law and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia.

Reviews

Marwa Sharafeldin:
"In this superbly written work, Rumee Ahmed skillfully turns complex notions into accessible ideas. He shows the reader how to independently connect classical Islamic law with the challenges of contemporary life, using real-life examples. This book is for the scholar, activist, and lay person alike. It achieves the difficult task of democratizing the production of Islamic legal knowledge today by making it possible for all to participate in its creation. A considerable and much-needed feat!"

"A creative and accessible exploration of Islamic law and tradition. I learned a lot from this book."—Eboo Patel, Founder and President of the Interfaith Youth Core, and author of Acts of Faith and Interfaith Leadership

Azza Karam:
"This book is a must-read for believers as well as researchers—those tired of being apologists, those who have exhausted the dull repertoire of arguments that Islam is a religion of peace, and those facing an onslaught of hatred, discrimination, and misrepresentation. Rumee Ahmed honors a timeless faith, a Holy Book, a wise Prophet, and generations of enlightened acolytes who do not defend the faith as much as they uphold its very tenets."

Ziauddin Sardar:
"A superb introduction to changing and reforming Islamic law from within the tradition."

Publisher's Weekly:
"Ahmed's in-depth book demonstrates how flexible Islamic law can be as it evolves to tackle the issues of 21st century life and will appeal to lay readers interested in the textual origins of popularly held beliefs about the Koran."

"Nothing is trickier than convincing believers that religious law evolves—and that they should try to shape its evolution. Sharia Compliant takes on this task with verve and optimism...by busting myths and urging development the book makes a meaningful contribution to contemporary Islamic thought and politics."—Noah R. Feldman, Harvard Law School and author of The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State

Ziba Mir-Hosseini:
"In this original and thought-provoking book, Rumee Ahmed shows how law and practice can interact to shape as well as reflect a community's collective wisdom. He tackles with authority a highly complex and contested set of concepts in Islamic law, making them highly accessible."

L. Rosen:
"In a book aimed mainly at fellow Muslims, Ahmed (Univ. of British Columbia, Canada) suggests that more efficient solutions can recapture the ability of Islamic law to adapt to contemporary needs. He speaks of patching (accommodating) and hacking (revising) as vehicles through which temporary and long-lasting applications can be made to a variety of domestic, commercial, and criminal proceedings....Recommended."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
A Letter to My Muslim Readers Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
CHAPTER 1. What Is Sharia? What Is Islamic Law? What Is Hacking? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER 2. Why Does Islamic Law Get Hacked? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
CHAPTER 3. Who Hacks Islamic Law? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
CHAPTER 4. How Does Islamic Law Get Patched? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
CHAPTER 5. How Does Islamic Law Get Hacked? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
CHAPTER 6. When Does Islamic Law Get Hacked? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
CHAPTER 7. Where Does Islamic Law Get Hacked? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Afterword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
Afterword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235

Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 272
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1
Keywords: Sharia; Islam; Islamic; law; Muslim; shariah; religion; reform; legal; fiqh

eBook

Published: May 1, 2018
ISBN: 9781503605718