2019 Choice Outstanding Academic title I.B.Tauris in association
with the Institute of Ismaili Studies Why is the term shari?a-the
mention of which conjures up images of a politicised religion in
many parts of the world-understood in the ways that it is today?
For Muslims and non-Muslims alike, much is read into this term,
often with scant regard for its historical, cultural or theological
underpinnings. The politics of identity has a profound effect on
contemporary life, both secular and religious, and this includes
our understandings of the shari?a. Yet at the core of this concept,
for Muslims, is the quest for a moral compass by which to navigate
a path through life (Qur'an, 45:18), informed deeply by revelation
and its interpretation by the Prophet Muhammad as well as his
closest Companions. Built on this foundation is an ongoing human
endeavour to grasp and lend expression to that teaching-elaborately
in law, but no less so in devotional, ethical and customary
practices in diverse Shi?i and Sunni Muslim communities, including
in the West. Popular myths about the shari?a - that it is divine
law, that it is contained in a single code recognised by all
Muslims, that it is about controlling behavior, that it `defines'
Islam - are challenged in this volume by leading scholars, with a
view to illuminating how we arrived here and where we might be
headed. The claims of the modern state as the custodian of the
shari?a are put into perspective, alongside the vital role of a
pluralist civil society. From bioethics, human development, family
law and finance to constitutional and human rights issues, this
fifth volume in the Muslim Heritage Series offers an accessible
account of the ideals and realities of the shari?a. As such, it
will appeal not only to specialists in the humanities and social
sciences, but also to the general reader with an interest in global
affairs and informed citizenship.
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