Fatwa versus modernity within the philosophical epistemology of the Qur’an: striking a balance between the two

Nowadays in modern Muslim countries, fatwa (Islamic legal opinion) has been used to harmonize Islamic doctrines and ideologies with modern developments. This has gone far in sharpening the Islamic law administration in some jurisdictions. Fatwa is an instrument that exhibits dynamism of Islamic law...

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Main Authors:	Chiroma, Magaji, Arifin, Mahamad, Abdullah, Mohamad Asmadi, Ansari, Abdul Haseeb
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	KBP Islamic Law
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/36852/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/36852/2/UM-Conf.-14.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/36852/4/haseeb.pdf

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spelling	iium-368522017-01-20T04:49:24Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/36852/ Fatwa versus modernity within the philosophical epistemology of the Qur’an: striking a balance between the two Chiroma, Magaji Arifin, Mahamad Abdullah, Mohamad Asmadi Ansari, Abdul Haseeb KBP Islamic Law Nowadays in modern Muslim countries, fatwa (Islamic legal opinion) has been used to harmonize Islamic doctrines and ideologies with modern developments. This has gone far in sharpening the Islamic law administration in some jurisdictions. Fatwa is an instrument that exhibits dynamism of Islamic law in line with the Maqasid ash-Shari’ah (the objectives of Shari’ah). It clarifies some fix issues in the society without compromising the fundamental principles of Shari’ah. Thus, sometimes it has been considered as a tool for modernization, hence to some extent, it is perceived as pro- modernity. Some people failed to understand the objective of fatwa in Islam and how does it function in the society. They do not demarcate between the role of fatwa and the modernity so called. Neither do they distinguish even the Islamic modernization (civilization) from the modernization in the western perspective. It is against this backdrop that the paper, by examining the philosophical epistemology of the Glorious Qur’an, which is the primary source of Shari’ah and guidance (Huda) to mankind, concluded that the concept of fatwa is not aimed at modernization so- called, rather, it is an instrument that confirms the dynamism of Islam and Islamic law. Hence, it is advisable to look at it from the positive perspective rather than the negative perspective. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36852/2/UM-Conf.-14.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36852/4/haseeb.pdf Chiroma, Magaji and Arifin, Mahamad and Abdullah, Mohamad Asmadi and Ansari, Abdul Haseeb (2014) Fatwa versus modernity within the philosophical epistemology of the Qur’an: striking a balance between the two. In: 4the Internatioanl Annual Qur'anic Conference (MuqaddasIV), 14-15 May 2014, Academy of Islamic Studies, University Malaya. (Unpublished)
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description	Nowadays in modern Muslim countries, fatwa (Islamic legal opinion) has been used to harmonize Islamic doctrines and ideologies with modern developments. This has gone far in sharpening the Islamic law administration in some jurisdictions. Fatwa is an instrument that exhibits dynamism of Islamic law in line with the Maqasid ash-Shari’ah (the objectives of Shari’ah). It clarifies some fix issues in the society without compromising the fundamental principles of Shari’ah. Thus, sometimes it has been considered as a tool for modernization, hence to some extent, it is perceived as pro- modernity. Some people failed to understand the objective of fatwa in Islam and how does it function in the society. They do not demarcate between the role of fatwa and the modernity so called. Neither do they distinguish even the Islamic modernization (civilization) from the modernization in the western perspective. It is against this backdrop that the paper, by examining the philosophical epistemology of the Glorious Qur’an, which is the primary source of Shari’ah and guidance (Huda) to mankind, concluded that the concept of fatwa is not aimed at modernization so- called, rather, it is an instrument that confirms the dynamism of Islam and Islamic law. Hence, it is advisable to look at it from the positive perspective rather than the negative perspective.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Chiroma, Magaji Arifin, Mahamad Abdullah, Mohamad Asmadi Ansari, Abdul Haseeb
author_facet	Chiroma, Magaji Arifin, Mahamad Abdullah, Mohamad Asmadi Ansari, Abdul Haseeb
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title	Fatwa versus modernity within the philosophical epistemology of the Qur’an: striking a balance between the two
title_short	Fatwa versus modernity within the philosophical epistemology of the Qur’an: striking a balance between the two
title_full	Fatwa versus modernity within the philosophical epistemology of the Qur’an: striking a balance between the two
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