The Legitimacy and Nature of Mawlid al-Nabī: (Analysis of a Fatwã)

Abstract In 1993 Majallat al-Azhar published a fatwā issued in a response to a question regarding the form and religious legitimacy of the celebration of the Prophet Muhammad's birthday. The question was posed against the background of tension between the need and desire of Muslims to celebrate...

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Main Author: Schussman, Aviva (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Brill 1998
In: Islamic law and society
Year: 1998, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 214-234
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