Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-202) and index.
Contents
Muftīs and Fatwās in Saudi Arabia : background -- Dār Al-Iftā today -- Muftīs, state and society -- Modern Wahhābī jurisprudence -- Bid a Vis-á-Vis Sunna : the limits of change -- Wahhābism applied : flexibility towards change.
Summary
This book examines D?r al-Ift?, the official Saudi religious establishment for issuing fatwas, between 1971 and 1999. Specifically, it explores the challenges that this scholarly body encountered when applying Wahh?b? interpretations of the Shari'a to late twentieth-century modernity.
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