The Unfamiliar Abode

by Kathleen M. Moore

Today there are more Muslims living in diaspora than at any time in history. This situation was not envisioned by Islamic law, which makes no provision for permanent as opposed to transient diasporic communities. Western Muslims are therefore faced with the necessity of developing an Islamic law for Muslim communities living in non-Muslim societies. In this book, Kathleen Moore explores the development of new forms of Islamic law and legal reasoning...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195387813
• ISBN13: 9780195387810
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"