Dār Al-Islām Revisited

Territoriality in Contemporary Islamic Legal Discourse on Muslims in the West
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-90-04-36454-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 29, 476 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 798 g

Reihe: Muslim Minorities

Where is dar al-islam, and who defines its boundaries in the 21st century? In Dar al-Islam 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 dar al-islam, the “territory of Islam,” dar al-harb, 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 shari'a in the West.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Albrecht, Sarah

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Notes on Transliteration, Translation, and Dates

1 Introduction
1.1 Contested Territory: Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Harb in Western Academia and Beyond
1.2 Research Questions and Scope of This Study
1.3 Sources and Methodology
1.4 Conceptual Framework: A Spatial Perspective on Islamic Legal Discourse
1.5 Typology of Territorial Concepts and Chapter Outline

Part 1: Territoriality in Islamic Legal Discourse: A Historical Outline

2 Formation and Development of Territorial Concepts in the Pre-Modern Period
2.1 The Emergence of the Concepts of Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Harb
2.2 The Development of Territorial Concepts in the Pre-modern Period
2.3 Residence in Non-Muslim Territory and the Obligation of Hijra
2.4 Ibn Taymiyya’s Attempt to Abandon Dualist Conceptions of Territories
2.5 On the Applicability of the Shari'a and the Validity of Non-Muslim Laws
2.6 Chapter Summary and Concluding Remarks

3 Debates on Territoriality in the Modern Period
3.1 Dar al-Islam under Occupation: Discussions about Territoriality in the Colonial Period
3.2 Rethinking Territoriality in a World of Nation States
3.3 Is Europe Dar al-Islam? The Beginnings of the Contemporary Discourse on Territoriality
3.4 Chapter Summary and Concluding Remarks

Part 2: Contemporary Discourse on Territoriality

4 Dar al-Islam versus Dar al-Kufr: Reinventing Traditional Binaries
4.1 Prominent Proponents
4.2 Contextualizing Their Approaches
4.3 Dar al-Islam versus Dar al-Kufr: A Perennial Dichotomy
4.4 The West as a “Territory of Unbelief”
4.5 Territoriality from the Perspective of Hizb ut-Tahrir
4.6 Jihadists’ Views on Territoriality
4.7 Chapter Summary and Concluding Remarks

5 Dar al-Islam and the West: A Contractual Relationship
5.1 Prominent Proponents
5.2 Contextualizing Their Approaches
5.3 Normative but Adaptable? Tracing the Origins of Territorial Concepts
5.4 Defining the Boundaries of Dar al-Islam
5.5 Locating the West
5.6 Chapter Summary and Concluding Remarks

6 Dar al-Islam Relocated: How “Islamic” is the West?
6.1 Prominent Proponents
6.2 Contextualizing Their Approaches
6.3 “Islam Does Not Know Geographic Boundaries” – Reconsidering the Origins of Dar al-Islam
6.4 Deconstructing Traditional Boundaries
6.5 The Institutionalization of the Idea: The International Institute of Islamic Thought
6.6 Measuring the “Islamicity” of Modern States: The Shariah Index Project
6.7 Chapter Summary and Concluding Remarks

7 Rethinking Territoriality beyond Dar al-Islam: Alternative Calls for Overcoming Geo-Religious Boundaries
7.1 Prominent Proponents
7.2 Contextualizing their Approaches
7.3 Dar al-Shahada: Ramadan’s Notion of the World as a Unified “Territory of Testimony”
7.4 Oubrou’s Call for a New “Geotheology”
7.5 Nayed’s Concept of the “Interior Abode of Peace”
7.6 Chapter Summary and Concluding Remarks

Part 3: Why Territoriality Matters

8 Territoriality, Residence, and Legal Interpretation in the West
8.1 Legitimacy of Residence in non-Muslim Countries
8.2 On the Validity of non-Muslim Laws
8.3 Territoriality and the Legitimization of Minority Fiqh
8.4 Chapter Summary and Concluding Remarks

9 Territoriality, Authority, and Identity
9.1 Territoriality and the Question of Religious Authority in a Globalized World
9.2 Territoriality and the Construction of Muslim Identity
9.3 Chapter Summary and Concluding Remarks

10 Conclusion

Bibliography
Interviews and Personal Communication

Über Autor(innen)

Sarah Albrecht, Ph.D., is a lecturer and research associate at Freie Universität Berlin. She is the author of Islamisches Minderheitenrecht: Yusuf al-Qaradawis Konzept des fiqh al-aqalliyat (2010) and co-editor of Conceptualising Muslim Diaspora (Special Issue of the Journal of Muslims in Europe, 2016).