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The Compatibility Dialectic: Mediating the Legitimate Coexistence of Islamic Law and State Law.

Islamic Law is not now and cannot be the state law of any state, whether Muslims are the majority or minority of the population. This view does not dispute the religious authority of Islamic Law for Muslims, which exists only outside the framework of the state. Still, some principles of Islamic Law...

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Published in:Modern Law Review Vol. 73; no. 1; pp. 1 - 30
Main Author: An-Nacim, Abdullahi Ahmed
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jan2010
Subjects:
Dialectic
Islamic law
State laws
Muslims
Religious disputations
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