The Mahdi's Legal Methodology as a Mechanism for Adapting the Sharî'a in the Sudan to Political and Social Purposes

Muhammad Ahmad b. 'Abd Allâh (best known as Muhammad al-Mahdî) headed a religious-political movement for the revival and reform of Islam (Mah-diyya) in the late 19th century. The success of the Mahdi's endeavour to consolidate a radical theocracy in a society well-entrenched in tribal cust...

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Main Author: Aharon Layish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Provence 2000-07-01
Series:Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/257
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