Author: Pink J.

Source: Islamic Law and Society, Volume 10, Number 3, 2003 , pp. 409-434(26)

Publisher: BRILL

Abstract:

The more than 100-year presence of Bah's in Egypt has caused a number of legal problems for Muslim jurists and Egyptian courts. Both have dealt with the status of Bah's in personal status, criminal and administrative law. In this essay, I describe the solutions put forward by muftis and courts for novel problems generated by the presence of a post-Qur nic religious minority in Egypt, and I analyze the interaction between shari a and state jurisdiction. Special attention is given to methods of dealing with issues that have no precedent in classical Islamic law, like the status of Bah s of non-Muslim descent and the consequences of apostasy for matters of administrative law or employment in public service.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156851903770227601

Publication date: 2003-10-01

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