Table of Contents

Acknowledgments



Introduction



1 Rashid Rida and Academic Criticism of his Juristic Thought



2 Qaradawi’s Program for the Renovation of Islamic Law



3 The Proper Use of the Classical Sources of Islamic Jurisprudence in the Modern Age



4 The Role of Maṣlaḥa in Qaradawi’s Legal Theory



5 Case Study I—Polygyny



6 Case Study II—The Impact of a Western Wife’s Conversion to Islam on the Validity of Her Marriage to Her Non-Muslim Husband



7 Case Study III—Politics and Gender: Women in Roles of Political Leadership



Conclusion: Qaradawi’s Juristic Thought and Practice in Historical Perspective

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Ron Shaham, Ph.D. (1992), is an associate professor of Islamic Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published on modern Islamic law, including The Expert Witness in Islamic Courts (University of Chicago Press, 2010).