Loci of Leadership: The Quasi-Judicial Authority of Shariah Tribunals in the British Muslim Community

Leadership and authority were two central themes in the mission statement of the first ever Shariah tribunal to emerge in the UK. When the Islamic Shariah Council was established in 1982, it noted that its founding meeting had been attended by Muslim scholars from a number of mosques in the UK who r...

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Main Author: Al-Astewani, Amin (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 7, Pages: 1-13
Further subjects:B Islamic Law
B RELIGIOUS leadership
B Shariah tribunals
B religious authority
B religious tribunals
B British Muslims
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