ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the techniques used by Muslims in their attempts to ensure the implementation of elements of the Sharfa in a non-Islamic context. The implication in these techniques is that certain areas of God’s Law have lapsed in the modem period. Little research has been undertaken as to why the rulings of classical Islamic law have little or no effect on Muslims living as a minority in Europe. Mr Iftikhar Ahmad’s case was based upon the claim that Friday Prayer §alat al-juma was a religious duty for Muslims, and that in preventing him from attending Friday Prayer, Inner London Education Authority was discriminating against him as a Muslim. The Islamic laws of marriage, and specifically the right of a woman to choose her husband vary considerably between schools. Mr Khan neglected to mention that, under all the schools of Islamic law, a woman who contracts her own marriage should do so in consultation with her guardian.
