Non-Muslims in Muslim Societies: Contemporary Ijtihad

Abstract

Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qardawi is among the most prominent Islamic figures who expressed early interest in the issue of the rights of non-Muslim in Muslim societies. Al-Qaradawi's views on this topic are particularly important because of his academic and scholarly background, which indicates that his thoughts are directly an extension of jurisprudential proofs. Following are the most important rights deduced by Al-Qaradawi from his studies religious texts and scholarly commentaries, from his important book on the subject Ghary al-Muslmein fi elMujtama al-Islami; Wahbah Pub., 1997. This review is based on this work.