فقه الاقليات(دراسۃ تحقیقیۃ)

The jurisprudence OF MUSLIM MINORITIES (INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS)

Abstract

Muslim minorities living in non-Muslim countries face many difficulties. Fiqh ul aqalliyat deals with them. Fiqh al Aqalliyyat is a legal doctrine proposed in the 1990s by Muslim scholars Dr. Taha Jabar al-Alwani and Dr. Yusuf al-Qardawi. The doctrine argues that Muslim minorities residing in the West, have unique religious needs that are different from those of Muslims in Islamic countries, and therefore require a distinct legal discipline to address these needs. The significant migration of Muslims to Europe and America over the last century, especially in the latter half of the 20th century, has created a new and challenging situation, and Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat aims to handle the day-to-day problems faced by millions of Muslims living in the West by finding solutions within the framework of Islamic jurisprudence while taking into consideration the host society's culture and values.