Shari'a in the modern era : Muslim minorities jurisprudence / Iyad Zahalka ; translated by Ohad Stadler and Cecilia Sibony.

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"Written by the Qadi (judge) of the Shari'a Court of Jerusalem and former director of the Shari'a Court system in Israel, this book offers a unique perspective on the religious law of Muslim minorities living in the West. Specifically, it explores the fiqh al-aqalliyyāt doctrine of religious jurispr...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Shariʻah be-ʻidan ha-moderni. English
Main Author:	Zahalka, Iyad, 1969- (Author)
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	Hebrew
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Subjects:	Islamic law > Non-Islamic countries. Muslims > Non-Islamic countries. Islamic law. Muslims. Non-Islamic countries.
Physical Description:	ix, 213 pages ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Introduction
1. Fiqh al-aqalliyyāt: theoretical background and evolvement
2. Fiqh al-aqalliyyāt: methodology and implementation in the field of personal standing
3. Muslim minorities: implementation of Shari'a in general and Fiqh al-aqalliyyāt in particular
4. The evolution of Muslim religious law among the Muslim minority in Israel and its linkage to Fiqh al-aqalliyyāt al-Muslima doctrine
5. The future of Fiqh al-aqalliyyāt.