Religious Institutions in the Modern Context:. A case Study of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy

      Аннотация: This book is an endeavor to find answers to the questions that the rupture of modernity has generated. It studies the religious institutions in twenty- first century in Muslin societies from a social science perspective. Internationalization, globalization and institutionalization are new arrangements that have transformed the practices of the traditional religious authorities. This research seeks to explore how these new international religious institutions interact with new settings, work with a global framework and respond to changing realities.

Ключевые слова: Modern reality, Religious institution, Islamic Law (Fiqh), Maslaha (Fiqh Concept), Fatwa ( Islamic Rule generated by a religious authority), Faqhih ( the religious authority who is expert in Fiqh) and Fuqahaa ( the plural form of Faqih).