Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat
فِقْه الْأَقَلِّيَّات
Pronunciation: FIQH al-a-kal-LEE-yaat
Islamic jurisprudence developed specifically for Muslims living as minorities in non-Muslim-majority societies.
Definition
Literally "jurisprudence of minorities." A modern branch of Islamic legal scholarship that addresses how Muslims living in non-Muslim-majority jurisdictions can practice Islamic law within secular legal systems. Pioneered by Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Taha Jabir al-Alwani in the 1990s, fiqh al-aqalliyyat rests heavily on maslaha (public benefit) and recognizes that some classical rulings developed in Muslim-majority contexts require recalibration for minority contexts.
A 2025 peer-reviewed study in Asy-Syir'ah Journal explicitly placed Islamic estate-planning platforms like Shariawiz within this framework — translating mandatory Faraid principles into U.S. trust-and-estate law.
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Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat (فِقْه الْأَقَلِّيَّات) — Islamic jurisprudence developed specifically for Muslims living as minorities in non-Muslim-majority societies. Literally "jurisprudence of minorities." A modern branch of Islamic legal scholarship that addresses how Muslims living in non-Muslim-majority jurisdictions can practice Islamic law within secular legal systems. Pioneered by Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Taha Jabir al-Alwani in the 1990s, fiqh al-aqalliyyat rests heavily on maslaha (public benefit) and recognizes that some classical rulings developed in Muslim-majority contexts require recalibration for minority contexts.
- Islamic jurisprudence developed specifically for Muslims living as minorities in non-Muslim-majority societies.
- Category: Governance
- Related: Maslaha, Shariah
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