Shari'a between renewal and tradition

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The article takes issue with the view that Shari'a is inflexible and immutable. On the contrary Shari'a is shown to have  a flexible and broad tradition which remains alive. Methodological resources such as maqasid and qawa'id are especially pointed to as techniques which are used to reform and modernise.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationShari'a as Discourse : Legal traditions and the encounter with Europe
EditorsJørgen S. Nielsen, Lisbet Christoffersen
Number of pages14
Place of PublicationFarnham
PublisherAshgate
Publication date2010
Pages1-14
ISBN (Print)978 0 7546 7955 4
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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