The Significance of Istifta in the Fatwa Discourse
Abstract/Sommario:
The A. analyses six important manuals of Fatwa with a view to know how thy define fatwa and how they see its significance in the process of fatwa-writing. According to them. a fatwa must confine itself to the contents of istifta (the inquiry). The inquirer, or person making istifta is known as 'mustafti' and the expert who gives the fatwa (a considered opinion in religious and legal matters) is called mufti. From its simple origins as a question and query, 'istifta' came to be closely ...; [leggi tutto]
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| Descrizione | The Significance of Istifta in the Fatwa Discourse/ Muhammad Khalid Masud |
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IN Per: Islamic Studies, vol. 48, n. 3 (2009, September) p. 341-366 : ill.
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| ID scheda | 67923 |