Arun Shourie

The World of Fatwas Or The Sharia in Action (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'The World of Fatwas provides a new prism to non-Muslims for observing Islam, and holds up a mirror to Muslims, challenging them to necessary introspection for adjusting to a changing world'- J.N. Dixit, diplomat and former Indian Foreign Secretary, of Outlook Why are women 'the greatest affliction'? Why is slaughtering cows seen as a 'great Islamic act' when the Quran does not even mention it? Why must believers put down non-believers? In this meticulously researched book, Arun Shourie looks at the social, religious and political contexts of fatwas down the ages. With a mountain of fatwas as his text, he shows us the Shariah in action; he unravels the history of fatwas, and the implications that a faithful, dogmatic adherence to these Islamic decrees holds for the 'believer'. And hence for the non-believers. First published in 1995, this revised, up-to-date and expanded edition provides both Muslims and non-Muslims alike an even more clear-eyed look at the controversial world of fatwas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 776
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789350295403
• Artikelnr.: 46899697

Autorenporträt

Scholar, author, former editor and minister, Arun Shourie is one of the most prominent voices in our country's public life and discourse. He has written over twenty-five bestselling books.