Rethinking Islamic Legal Modernism

In Rethinking Islamic Legal Modernism Ron Shaham presents Yusuf al-Qaradawi (b. 1926) as a genuine student of Rashid Rida (d. 1935) and offers an extensive analysis of Qaradawi's Wasati theory of ijtihad and its application in his legal opinions (fatwas).

Ron Shaham, Ph.D. (1992), is an associate professor of Islamic Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published on modern Islamic law, including The Expert Witness in Islamic Courts (University of Chicago Press, 2010).