Islamic advice literature
collections of stories or anecdotes on various aspects of Islam
Islamic advice literature may include collections of stories or anecdotes such as legal opinion, interpretation of religious text, legal theory, guidance, consultation, or Islamic stories.
Islamic advice literature is usually printed on small leaflets and often involves advice from individuals or authorities. In contrast to Fatwa, Tafsir, and Fiqh, Nasîhat and advice literature can come from secular sources, and are not required to be written by Ulama (Islamic scholars). Unlike Fiqh, Tafsir, Fatwa, or Nasîhat based on them, advice can go beyond the realm of religious scripture and may take support of otherwise not easily admissible Hadith or religious rulings in order to make normative pleas.
Its reliance has been on traditional and self-renewing information about social, authoritative, or religious themes.
According to Gudrun Krämer, individuals in Muslim societies may urge religious and moral advice, and individuals may be passionate in providing their advice on far-reaching topics. These topics may be mundane –for example, whether it is proper to wear a wig according to the norms of their community. Hence, according to Marzieh Bashirpour, social behavior of Muslims is deeply influenced by advice literature.
Means of providing advice
Means of providing Islamic advice includes traditional as well as modern technologies. In Egypt, Al-Azhar University set up 'advice/fatwa kiosks' in subway stations, and introduced a phone-in advice service called "Dial-a-Sheikh".
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