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Muhammad Ameziane’s article addresses one of the most important and crucial issues raised in contemporary studies, namely, the relationship of the faqīh (Muslim jurist) with political authority. When a jurist’s fiqh appears to be influenced by political authority, some contemporary scholars refer to this as “political fiqh” or biased fiqh (i.e., biased towards political authority) tasked with sanctifying the current political reality and endorsing the legitimacy of despotism. This casts doubt on the scholarly integrity of fuqahā’ (Muslim jurists), harms the credibility of fiqh positions, and is a renunciation of the legitimacy of religious authority.
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