A Fatwa and Its Dialectics:

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" A Fatwa and Its Dialectics: "
Uriya Shavit

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1072637
Doc. No	:	LA116266
Call No	:	‭10.1163/22117954-12341398‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Uriya Shavit
Title & Author	:	A Fatwa and Its Dialectics: [Article] : Contextualizing the Permissibility of Mortgages in Stockholm\ Uriya Shavit
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Muslims in Europe
Date	:	2019
Volume/ Issue Number	:	8/3
Page No	:	335–358
Abstract	:	In 1999, the European Council for Fatwa and Research issued a fatwa that legitimized mortgages for Muslims in Europe who are not homeowners. While this groundbreaking text gained some academic attention, little has been written about its reception and impact. Through a field study in three Islamic centers in Stockholm, this article examines the conflicting opinions about this religious decision among imams and mosque attendees and demonstrates that both the most ardent supporters of the European Council and its staunchest critics engage with the legitimization of mortgages in ways that are independent and original and correspond with their personal understanding of the situation of local Muslims. In 1999, the European Council for Fatwa and Research issued a fatwa that legitimized mortgages for Muslims in Europe who are not homeowners. While this groundbreaking text gained some academic attention, little has been written about its reception and impact. Through a field study in three Islamic centers in Stockholm, this article examines the conflicting opinions about this religious decision among imams and mosque attendees and demonstrates that both the most ardent supporters of the European Council and its staunchest critics engage with the legitimization of mortgages in ways that are independent and original and correspond with their personal understanding of the situation of local Muslims.
Descriptor	:	European Council for Fatwa and Research
Descriptor	:	fiqh al-aqalliyyat al-Muslima
Descriptor	:	Islam in Sweden
Descriptor	:	mortgages
Descriptor	:	Shari‘a
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/22117954-12341398‬