Collections of fatwas in Ottoman Turkish: a general overview Cover Image

Zbornici fetvi na osmanskom jeziku: opšti pregled
Collections of fatwas in Ottoman Turkish: a general overview

Author(s): Irena D. Kolaj Ristanović
Subject(s): History of Law
Published by: Pravni fakultet Univerziteta Union
Keywords: fatwa; Sharia; Ottoman Turkish; collection

Summary/Abstract: Legal decision, as an answer to issues of believers muslims, in accordance with Sharia Law, in oral or written form, called fatwa, had a development process since the time of the Prophet Muhammad. Fatwa lasts even today, as a tool which Islam uses to adjust to the civilization changes, so it is used in solving daily problems of believers. This work intends to represent development of fatwa, its role in islamic society, with an overview of basic terms of religious law-Sharia Law, and issues of preservation of fatwas in Ottoman Turkish, as a movable cultural heritage.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 127-140
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Serbian