Reformulating the Madhhab in Cyberspace : Legal Authority, Doctrines, and Ijtihād among Contemporary Shāfiʿī ʿUlamāʾ

In this essay, I examine the networks and activities of transnational Shāfiʿī scholars in reformulating the madhhab and reviving the legal tradition of the Shāfiʿī school of law for contemporary Muslims. The discussion builds on recent debates in two overlapping fields. The first field argues that n...

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Main Author: Halim, Fachrizal A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Islamic law and society
Year: 2015, Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 413-435
Further subjects:B Shāfiʿī madhhab
B Digital humanities
B online fatwā
B Authority
B Islamic law in cyberspace
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