Dar al-Islam revisited : : territoriality in contemporary Islamic legal discourse on Muslims in the West / / by Sarah Albrecht.

• Author: Albrecht, Sarah.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2018]
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Muslim Minorities 29.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (490 pages).

Where is dār al-islām , and who defines its boundaries in the 21st century? In Dār al-Islām Revisited. Territoriality in Contemporary Islamic Legal Discourse on Muslims in the West , Sarah Albrecht explores the variety of ways in which contemporary Sunni Muslim scholars, intellectuals, and activists reinterpret the Islamic legal tradition of dividing the world into dār al-islām , the “territory of Islam,” dār al-ḥarb , the “territory of war,” and other geo-religious categories. Starting with an overview of the rich history of debate about this tradition, this book traces how and why territorial boundaries have remained a matter of controversy until today. It shows that they play a crucial role in current discussions of religious authority, identity, and the interpretation of the shariʿa in the West.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- -- Contents -- -- Introduction -- Territoriality in Islamic Legal Discourse: A Historical Outline -- Introduction to Part 1 -- Formation and Development of Territorial Concepts in the Pre-modern Period -- Debates on Territoriality in the Modern Period -- The Contemporary Islamic Legal Discourse on Territoriality -- Introduction to Part 2 -- Dār al-Islām versus Dār al-Kufr: Reinventing Traditional Binaries -- Dār al-Islām and the West: A Contractual Relationship -- Dār al-Islām Relocated: How “Islamic” is the West? -- Rethinking Territoriality beyond Dār al-Islām: Alternative Calls for Overcoming Geo-Religious Boundaries -- Why Territoriality Matters -- Introduction to Part 3 -- Territoriality, Residence, and Legal Interpretation in the West -- Territoriality, Authority, and Identity -- Conclusion.