RT Article
T1 Africa's Muslim Authorities and Ahmadis: Curbed Freedoms, Circumvented Legalities
JF The review of faith & international affairs
VO 16
IS 4
SP 60
OP 74
A1 Haron, Muhammed
LA English
PB Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
YR 2018
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1668094908
AB The Ahmadiyya Community (hereafter Ahmadis) encountered difficulties to freely express their beliefs and creeds in both Muslim majority societies and Muslim minority communities. Since the Ahmadis are among those communities that departed from the traditional Muslim theological position, the traditional Muslim authorities curbed their beliefs and practices through the issuing of fatwas. In response the Ahmadis tried to avoid being harassed and persecuted by seeking ways of circumventing the legalities. This article evaluates the theological clashes that occasionally occurred between the Ahmadis and these Muslim authorities in African settings where religious communities have generally experienced relative religious freedom.
K1 Africa
K1 Ahmadis
K1 Freedom Of Religion
K1 Legal Opinions
K1 Muslim Authority
DO 10.1080/15570274.2018.1535048