Chapter 8: Shari'a and the Telling of the Muslim Story
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | Chapter 8: Shari'a and the Telling of the Muslim Story - The al-Ghazali Enigma and why Shari'a is not Islamic Law |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Haifaa Khalafallah; Sinai Centre for Islamic Mediterranean Studies; |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Islamic Studies |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Shaykh Mohammed al-Ghazali ;Shari’a; Law and Culture in Islam; Women and Gender in Muslim societies; Middle East in the 20th Century; Religion and politics in modern Arab Societies; Muslim Reform Movements |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | Law and Culture in Islam; Women and Gender in Muslim societies; Middle East in the 20th Century; Religion and politics in modern Arab Societies; Muslim Reform Movements |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | Towards the end of his life, Ghazali saw a paramount connection between Shari'a and understanding Muslim history, which he then made the centrepiece of his last campaign. This drive to impart to the common person the urgency of sound assessment of the past may be Mohammed al-Ghazali's greatest, and so far the least noted accomplishment. In considering this last preoccupation of Ghazali and its unexpected consequences, chapter eight also includes contemporary portraits from which the reader can glimpse how, in real life, impressions of their past determine how Muslim communities understand Sharia and power until today. The chapter assesses how Ghazali’s ever-increasing probes of their heritage, including the reliability of Shari’a-related evidence, led him to rethink his communities’ legal and social maps, reverse famous Islamic rules, and battle vocal Sunni groups that previously saw in him a leader of their causes. But, most of all, Ghazali’s probes of their records gave legitimacy to a new Sunni political discourse that spread across his Arabic-speaking neighbourhood. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 05-Apr-2017 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/27630 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.27630 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; The al-Ghazali Enigma and why Shari'a is not Islamic Law |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
Middle East, twentieth century |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |