Problems of life, belief and law which confront the believer are thus answered by the fatwas, explains the twelve-volume collec tion of fatwas issued by the Dar al-Ulum, Deoband, as there is no question about human life, it explains, for which the Mufti cannot obtain the answer by looking up the Book of Allah, the Sunna of the Prophet and the law books. In particular, the local maulvi, to whom the average Muslim is liable to turn when he is in doubt about some point of conduct or when he is entangled in a dispute with another person, will turn to what some authority has decreed in its fatwa on the matter. The conduct, and even more so the mind of the community is set by them-directly in some matters, indirectly in even more. They are read by, and read out to the faithful. These compilations become both the high literature of the community as well as the Islamic version of Supreme Court Reports.
Of course the authority may take up a matter suo motu also. They can be individuals, they can be institutions- an institution like the Dar al-Ulum at Deoband has a special department for just this purpose. The authorities that can issue a fatwa are well recognized. The usual sequence is that a Muslim puts an issue before an authority, and the latter rules on the matter. ‘Mom ki naak, balki raal ki pudiya, balki baarood ki dibiya’Įpilogue or reasons for hope, but work to be doneīasic texts which have been referred to frequentlyĪ fatwa is a decree, a ruling. Identity: from distinctiveness to assertiveness to aggressivenessĦ.
And hence for the non-believers.įirst 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.ģ. 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'. In this meticulously researched book, Arun Shourie looks at the social, religious and political contexts of fatwas down the ages. 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? Dixit, diplomat and former Indian Foreign Secretary, of Outlook 'The World of Fatwas provides a new prism to non-Muslims for observing Islam, and holds up a mirror to Muslims,Ĭhallenging them to necessary introspection for adjusting to a changing world' J.N.
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