Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale

Rivista | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
Fascicolo | 52 | 2016
Articolo | Divine Sanction and Human Intervention

Divine Sanction and Human Intervention

The Issue of Birth-control and Family-planning in the Light of a Twentieth Century Urdū Treatise by an Indian Sufi Shaikh

Abstract

Some aspects concerning the controversial issue of birth-control and family planning as described and prescribed by Muslim authorities are yet to be investigated. A short treatise by a twentieth century traditional Muslim scholar and Sufi master provides the opportunity to address this topic, exploring the ways traditional authorities in the past and present have outlined the clues for providing an orthodox yet surprisingly accommodating answer vis-à-vis a topic of utmost actuality in contemporary society.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 13 Marzo 2015 | Accettato: 11 Maggio 2016 | Pubblicato 30 Giugno 2016 | Lingua: en

Keywords Indian SufismBirth ControlUrdu


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