ABSTRACT
Muslim law in Britain exists both on an officiallevel where recognition is given by the legal system and on an unofficial level where the official legal system refuses its recognition. The present chapter analyses the foundations of dynamic Muslim legal pluralism in England by taking into consideration Muslims' perceptions and their manipulation of the official and unofficial laws. One can speak of legal pluralism in the English context since unofficial laws find ways to survive in an alien milieu whether the official law recognizes their existence or not. In that context, the Islamic law being unincorporated, the Muslims keep control over their own law without any outside interference. At the same time the Muslims use those aspects of the official law which benefit and assist them in maintaining their unofficial law. On the other hand, both official law and unofficial Muslim law make some adjustments and modifications.
