The application of Fatwa in Malaysia and the contemporary challenges: the way forward
Fatwa remains an Islamic legal verdict which has been issued by Muslim jurists or constituted authority established for that purpose. Nowadays, the application of fatwa alongside with the conventional law raises much concern about the threat of compromising its standard and values. Fatwa can be...
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| Language: | English |
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Serials Publications
2015
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| Summary: | Fatwa remains an Islamic legal verdict which has been issued by Muslim
jurists or constituted authority established for that purpose. Nowadays, the
application of fatwa alongside with the conventional law raises much concern
about the threat of compromising its standard and values. Fatwa can be
effectively utilized to streamline the Islamic principles and the contemporary
developments. However, the application of fatwa does not mean “compromise”
against its basic principles and objectives. Rather, the application always
focuses on how fatwa can be used to enhance the application of Islamic law
in line with the contemporary developments. In most of the modern Muslim
countries, fatw do interact with the modern laws, and their interaction has
generated a lot of controversies and conflicts as a result of the contemporary
challenges which emanate basically from lack of effective bureaucracy, social
and religious diversity, as well as legal pluralism. In view of this, the paper
examines and analyzes the application of fatw in the contemporary
Malaysian society with a view to identifying the challenges and proffering
the possible solution thereto.
Fatw, Application, Contemporary Challenges, The Way Forward |
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