The Reform Ideas of Shaykh 'Abdallāh Sālih al-Farsī and the Transformation of Marital Practices among Digo Muslims of Kenya

Abstract This essay examines the reformist ideas of Shaykh 'Abdallāh Sālih al-Farsī (1912-1982) on the institution of marriage in Muslim East Africa as expressed in his work Ndoa-Talaka na Maamrisho Yake (“Marriage-Divorce and Governing Regulations”). Unlike earlier scholars who mention al-Fars...

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Main Author: Mraja, Mohamed (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2010
In: Islamic law and society
Year: 2010, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 245-278
Further subjects:B AL-FARSĪ
B LEGAL REFORM
B SHĀFI'Ī LAW
B Marriage
B East Africa
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