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A partir du moment où l'on reconnaît que le délai entre la mort du prophète Muhammad et la mise en plusieurs et différents corpus de la Sunna est un délai de plusieurs décennies, il devient inévitable de reconnaître en même temps que le hiatus entre les deux entités (les dires et faires du prophète et leurs reflets dans le scripturaire) ne sont pas seulement d'ordre formel. Toutefois, l'institution théologique classique a réussi, non seulement à minimiser les conséquences de ce clivage et à faire de ces corpus établis le reflet sacralisé de la deuxième source du droit en Islam, mais elle a réussi aussi à établir un mur infranchissable, entre le lecteur et tout ce qui lui permet d'accéder directement aux interrogations légitimes et rationnelles, concernant la nature de la Sunna et son sens même lors de son surgissement et de sa mise en corpus. Notre travail tente une relecture historique de l'apport des maîtres réformistes en matière de Sunna par rapport aux autres sources de l'orthodoxie islamique à savoir le Coran l'ijmâ' et l'iitihâd. Une relecture, d'abord dans ce hiatus que nous avons signalé, pour essayer d'en évaluer l'importance et les implications; ainsi nous avons pu démontrer que les maîtres réformistes ont pu dépasser pour la première fois dans l'histoire, les tensions, les contradictions, les immobilismes, les affrontements et les protagonismes avec une reprise critique de tous les fondements (usûl) de la pensée islamique y compris, le Coran et la Sunna. Une critique ouverte à la pensée scientifique vers de nouveaux modes d'intelligibilité et d'appropriation du réel, afin de transgresser tous les tabous faussement sacrés. Ce travail nous a permis enfin de constater l'arrêt brusque et brutal de l'action des maîtres réformistes qui fut la force tranquille d'une réelle « critique de la raison islamique », pour laisser le champ libre à deux formes « d'extrémisme » destructeur, celui de l'Etat et celui de l'Individu marginalisé. Dès lors peut-on encore parler de la renaissance d'un autre combat entre raison théologique dogmatique et raison « scientiste » sans foi ni loi ? / From the moment we accept that many decades passed between the death of the Prophet Muhammad and the collecting of the many different texts interpreting the Sunna, we must also accept that the gap between the two entities (the words and the acts of the Prophet and their reflection in the Scriptures) is not merely of a formai nature. However, the classical theological institutions have managed not only to minimize the consequences of this division and make this established corpus into the second source of jurisdiction in Islam, but also to build an impenetrable wall between the reader and everything that aliows him to raise legitimate and rational questions concerning the nature of the Sunna and its meaning, including its appearance and its collection. Our work suggests a historical reconsideration of the works of reformist scholars in terms of the Sunna compared with the other sources of Islamic orthodoxy, that is the Koran, the Ijma' and the Ijtihad. Firstly, a reconsideration of the gap that we mentioned, in order to try to evaluate its importance and implications. In this way we have shown that the reformist scholars had, for the first lime in history, overcome the tensions, contradictions, stagnation, clashes and protagonisms with a new critical approach to ail the foundations (usul) of Islamic thought, including the Koran and the Sunna. Acritique open to scientific thought towards new ways of intelligibility and appropriation of the real, in order to surmount all the taboos sanctified without legal ground. Secondly, this work enabled us to perceive the swift and brutal interruption in the work of the reformist scholars, who were a peaceful force of the one real « criticism of the Islamic mind » to leave some space to two forms of destructive « terrorism » -that of the state and that of the marginalized individual. Since then, can we still talk about the renaissance of another combat between the dogmatic theological mind and the supposed faithless and lawless « scientific » mind?

L’objet de cette thèse porte sur le magistère délivré par le clerc syrien, autorité du sunnisme contemporain, Muhammad Sa‘īd Ramahān al-Būtī, né en 1929. L’intérêt porté, via une traduction au plus près des sources écrites et orales, privilégie l’« islamologie appliquée » et la démarche pluridisciplinaire qu’elle induit pour saisir la complexité d’une pensée en situation. En convoquant depuis une trajectoire singulière des lieux complémentaires d’une pluralité identitaire, les « hybrides » de la biographie comblent un déficit de connaissance de l’histoire contemporaine des relations qu'entretiennent la sphère religieuse et l’État syriens dont le conflit, ressenti comme tabou, qui opposa l’exécutif à la frange islamiste. Au prolongement, le terrain d’expérimentation d’une médiation éthique montre l’implication subjective du clerc par un déplacement du factuel vers les possibles d’un compromis de régulation. Inscrite dans le « discours religieux » qu’éclaire l’ordre graphique, en vertu du passage d’un univers théologique à un énoncé idéologique, l’expression contemporaine de la réflexion du šayh Sa‘īd s’articule autour d'une unité communautaire idéalisée. L’apport conceptuel de la psychanalyse groupale, associé à une pragmatique discursive, contribue à prendre la mesure de formations et de processus défensifs, au moyen d’usages métaphorisés du corps, dont l’acmé, l’« esprit de corps » désincarnant et redoublé par le caractère virtuel de l’Internet, reverse le conflit dans l’axiologique. À rebours, les contingences traitées dans les fatwā-s et l’expérience intime de la corporéité, mesurée à l’aune du « souci de l’autre », donnent à penser les présents enjeux éthiques. / This thesis deals with the teaching given by the Syrian scholar, Muhammad Sa‘īd Ramadān al-Būtī, born in 1929 and an authority on contemporary sunnism. Our concern, through a close translation of his written and oral works, privileges « applied islamology » and a multidisciplined method which it induces in order to grasp the complexity of a thought in progress. While mentioning, from a pecular path, places complementary of a plural identity, the « hybrids » of his biography fill a shortage in our knowledge of the contemporary history about the relationship between the Syrian religious sphere and the state, among which the conflict felt as a taboo and opposing the Executive and the islamist fringe. Following this factor, the experimental field for an ethical mediation shows the subjective involvement, through a shifting from the facts towards a possible compromise for a set of regulations. The contemporary expression for šayh Sa‘īd’s thinking, in keeping with the « religious discourse » which is enlightened by the graphic signs thanks to a changeover from a theological field to an ideological wording is stated around an idealized community unity. The conceptual contribution of the group psychoanalysis associated with a discursive pragmatics shows a defensive process by means of various metaphors for the body, among which at the height the « esprit de corps », being disembodied and emphasized by the virtual aspect of Internet, pours the conflict into an axiology. In return, the contingencies mentioned in the fatwā-s and the inmost experiencing of the corporeity, according to the idea of « care » set us thinking about the present ethical issues.

The punishments of Islamic criminal law and in particular, the notoriously severe ḥadd punishments, were never systematically justified in classical Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh). However, the fiqh tradition is ripe with debates about ḥadd punishments, and theories of justification, while not fully spelt out, are often implied in the writings of Muslim jurists. In Part I of this thesis, three fiqh strategies for the justification of ḥadd punishments are described and critically evaluated: one that seeks to characterize the ḥadd punishments as divinely ordained, immutable “rights of God” (ch. 1), one that describes the purpose of ḥadd punishments as serving general as well as individual prevention (ch. 2), and one that stresses that to suffer ḥadd is an expiatory act that amends for sins and thus ensures salvation in the Hereafter (ch. 3). The Sunnī legal schools (madhāhib), salient representatives of which are studied in this dissertation, controversially discussed the meaning and purpose of ḥadd punishments in the context of each of these three fiqh discourses. Part II of this thesis proceeds to describe and discuss contemporary Muslim debates about the applicability and justifiability of ḥadd punishments today. While only few Islamic regimes currently implement ḥadd, the topic has a large symbolical importance because it exemplifies the struggle of Muslim thinkers to reconcile Islam with modernity. In a first step, this thesis aims to clarify to what extent contemporary positions echo, attack or simply sidestep classical fiqh positions: how, in other words, the present is connected to the traditional fiqh framework of the past (ch. 4). In a concluding chapter, a number of salient topics of debate in the contemporary ḥadd controversy are analysed within the cultural and political contexts in which they are located (ch. 5). While classical legal doctrines about ḥadd punishments, despite the controversies between the madhāhib, tend to be rigid, emphasizing the immutable character of the criminal law norms found in the Sharīʻah, the periodic calls among contemporary thinkers for the implementation of ḥadd are, it is suggested, largely driven by political agendas.

This thesis is a comparative study of the pre-trial procedures of England and Wales and Saudi Arabia. Its aim is to show how the pre-trial procedures of Saudi Arabia could be re-designed in order to conform to both the standards set by international human rights and the norms of Shari'ah law and argues that there is much common ground between the two. It addresses the human rights relevant to pre-trial procedures and explores in-depth how these are expressed in international human rights legislation and in the current legislation of England and Wales with particular reference to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (1984). They are contrasted with the relevant articles of the Code of Criminal Procedure 2001 (CCP) of Saudi Arabia. Individual rights such as the right to liberty, the right silence, the right to privacy, the right to bail and the right to an effective remedy are examined in depth and relevant case law is cited throughout. The history of pre-trial procedures and regulations in England and Wales and Saudi Arabia is explored in order to understand how these have developed into what exists today. The former is traced from the Norman period to the present day and the latter from the pre-Islamic era of the Arabian Peninsula. The actual practice of these procedures is explored comparatively through a fieldwork project involving semi-structured interviews with police officers and lawyers in England and police officers, police officers, prosecutors and lawyers in Saudi Arabia. The thesis ends with a thorough examination of how pre-trial procedures in Saudi Arabia could be regulated and monitored so as to bring them in line with the standards required by international human rights legislation and international practice and with the demands of Islamic law.

This thesis offers an interpretation of the Qatar-based Egyptian Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi's contribution to "tajdid al-fiqh," the "renewal" of the Islamic fiqh tradition. In the wake of the transformations wrought on the fiqh tradition during the colonial period, it is the "modern project" (to borrow Talal Asad's term) for tajdid al-fiqh instigated by Muhammad 'Abduh and Rashid Rida that this thesis uses to enter the discussion. Al-Qaradawi lays claim to their legacy, and this thesis is particularly concerned with the engagement between himself and his interlocutors in the unusual context of Qatar. These "translocal" networks facilitate al-Qaradawi's involvement in debates in other contexts in the region, particularly in Egypt and the wider Arabian Peninsula. Each of this thesis's thematic chapters will make a different case for understanding al-Qaradawi's borrowing, reconstructing, reviving or transforming certain concepts and ideas. In so doing it will show that al-Qaradawi, as representative of the contemporary ʿulamaʾ as a whole, is not part of a scholar-class that have been either marginalized or entirely co-optated by the state. Instead, they are a group of scholars that have utilized new media technologies and other supportive networks to continually promote themselves in the Arab public sphere, as they sought to adapt their tradition to the Middle East region's new context, debates and conditions.

La religion musulmane est une religion universelle, elle ne se limite pas à un espace défini, ni à une époque. Elle peut s’étendre à tous les lieux. Le passé a témoigné et démontré sa capacité à être une religion conciliable et adaptable à toutes cultures et civilisations. Dès lors, il est tout à fait possible d’affirmer qu'elle est une religion flexible selon l'environnement. Le flux migratoire en Europe des personnes en provenance de pays musulmans a engendré l’enracinement progressif de l’Islam, dans un environnement non musulman et sécularisé. C’est dans ce contexte sans précédent, qu’une réflexion innovatrice a émergé, tenant compte des différents aspects sociétaux. Elle consiste à réfléchir aux nouvelles perspectives visant à structurer un modèle cohérent pour les musulmans d’Europe, en phase avec la société occidentale. Ce renouveau dépend essentiellement de la double capacité à conjuguer raison et respect du patrimoine des fondements de la jurisprudence musulmane. Mais, il doit également intégrer une lecture critique de ce patrimoine par le biais de nouveaux outils de compréhension, répondant aux finalités de la loi musulmane.L’objet de cette recherche porte sur le concept de fatwa, qui permet justement l’adaptation, en apportant des solutions adéquates aux Musulmans vivant en Europe. Cette recherche englobe aussi bien la structuration du CEFR et sa méthodologie d’expertise que les catégories de lois sujettes à la flexibilité. Les fatwa(s) émises par le conseil déterminent ainsi les mécanismes employés pour la résolution des cas spécifiques au contexte européen où les communautés musulmanes sont minoritaires. Ceci permet d’évaluer, par conséquent, la pertinence et la recevabilité de ce nouvel habillage du fiqh, qui vise à offrir de nouveaux horizons, sans pour autant se détacher complètement du patrimoine juridique existant. / Islam is a universal religion. It may not be hemmed in any limited boundaries, neither in a specific era. It has ability to extend to all the places. In the past this religion has proven its adaptability and compatibility to all the cultures and civilizations. Consequently, we can assure with certainty that Islam is completely flexible and adaptable to a given environment. The migratory flow to Europe from Muslim countries has established its roots gradually in a non-Muslim and secular environment. In this unprecedented context an innovative reflection has emerged englobing all the societal aspects. It consists in thinking out new viewpoints on creating models that are coherent for Muslims in Europe and are in accordance with the western society. This renewal depends essentially on the double capacity of combining reason and respect of the patrimony of the basis of Islamic jurisprudence. Yet, it also has to incorporate the analytical interpretations of this patrimony through the new tools of comprehension, meeting with the aims of Islamic laws.The aim of this research is about the concept of a Fatwa that allows adaptation bringing suitable solutions for the Muslims living in Europe. This research includes structuring of CEFR, its methodology of assessment as well as the categories of laws that are subjected to flexibility. The Fatwas issued by the Council consequently determine the mechanisms used to solve cases specific to European context where the Muslim communities are a minority. This allows us to evaluate the pertinence and the admissibility of embellishing of Fiqh which is meant to open new horizons, all the same without being totally detached from the existing legal patrimony.

La langue arabe est un des outils essentiels à l’analyse des données scripturaires à caractère juridique. C’est pourquoi les jurisconsultes musulmans ont développé dans leurs traités sur la méthodologie juridique, une linguistique qui n’a rien à envier à celle des grammairiens arabes classiques. Le "Muhtasar" d’ Ibn al- Hâğib est une des références en la matière. Ce travail vise d’une part, à déterminer le rôle de la langue arabe dans l’interprétation du Coran et de la Sunna. D’autre part, il tient à éclairer les procédés analytiques mis en œuvre par les usulistes dont ibn al- Hâğib en vue d’une analyse globale du discours. / The Arabic language is one of the main Tools to analyze oly legal elements. That’s why, the Muslim lawyers developed across their treatises about the legal methodology a part of linguistic that has nothing to envy to the classical Arabic grammar Works. The Ibn al- Hağib’s "Muhtasar" is one of the references in this field. This work aims to determine the Arabic language’s contribution in t e Koran and Sunna’s interpretation. On the other hand, it also holds to light up the analytic processes implemented by the usûl al-fiqh writers like Ibn al- Hâğib in scope to a global analysis of the speech.

Appelé à traduire conjointement les exigences conceptuelles d’une orthodoxie sunnite qui s’est désignée comme le dépositaire de la Vérité monothéiste, les exigences identitaires d’une Ûmma islamique soucieuse de s’inscrire au sein de l’évolution monothéiste de l’humanité et les revendications d’une institution califale préoccupée à consolider sa légitimité "précaire", le fiqh se présente sous la plume des auteurs musulmans comme un canevas idéel, authentique et sacralisé. Ainsi, considéré comme le support architecte d’al-Ûmma, le droit musulman n’allait pas seulement se détacher de de ses origines préislamique, et notamment celles qui seraient dues à une Rome érigée en symbole de l’égarement monothéiste, il allait également échapper aux principes, jugés faillibles, de la raison humaine et s’accommoder au référentiel mythologisé de la pensée qui l’a établi. / Called to translate jointly the abstract requirements of a Sunni orthodoxy which introduced itself as theagent of the monotheist Truth, the identical requirements of an Islamic Ûmma worried of joining within the monotheist evolution of the humanity and the claiming of a califale institution worried to strengthen its "precarious" legitimacy, the fiqh appears under the feather of the Muslim authors as an authentic and sacred pattern. So, considered as the support of the Ûmma, the Islamic law was not only going to give up its preislamic origins, and particularly those who would be due in Rome, set up as symbol of the monotheist wrongness; it was also going to escape the principles of the human reason and adapt the mythical reference of the thought who established it. By the analyzing of the Rome’s idea through the papers of the medieval fûqaha, this study tries to read the islamic law through its effective historicity and to understand the various factor and the circumstances which built it.

Cette étude vise à définir les caractéristiques de la pensée légale de plusieurs auteurs importants de la fin de l’époque mamelouke et du début de l’époque ottomane en Egypte et en Syrie. Tirant profit de leur positionnement original et distancié par rapport à leurs pairs, en même temps que leur insertion plus ou moins harmonieuse dans le milieu savant, elle met en lumière leur singularité, la manière dont ils adaptent celle-ci à la tradition légale ou, au contraire, leurs oppositions aux développements spécifiques parmi les savants et gens du commun de leur temps. Un examen global des sources historiques et biographiques rappelant les traits majeurs du contexte politico-juridique constitue le point de départ d’une enquête qui se poursuit sur la base d’une analyse comparative des textes d’auteurs parmi lesquels se distinguent Zakariyyā al-Anṣārī, Ǧalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī, Ibn Maymūn al-Fāsī et ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Šaʿrānī. Les thèmes principaux sélectionnés à travers leurs œuvres offrent un éclairage sur certaines tendances juridiques de l’époque et mettent en exergue l’existence de questionnements plus intemporels à propos de la ‘‘Loi musulmane’’. C’est ainsi que ce travail posera les questions plus générales de la définition de la šarīʿa, de sa dimension intérieure et du rapport de ces savants avec la Loi révélée. / This study aims to analyze the characteristics of the legal thought of several significant authors at the end of the Mameluke era and the beginning of the Ottoman period in Egypt and Syria. The study considers the author’s original and critical position toward their peers, simultaneously with their almost harmonious integration in the scholars’ realm. It spotlights their singularity, and the way they adapt it to the legal tradition or, on the contrary, their oppositions to the specific developments among the scholars and the laypeople. A comprehensive examination of the historical and biographical sources, which retraces the major features of the political-juridical context, forms the departure point of this survey. The main part of this research is based on a comparative analysis of the texts of authors, among whom Zakariyyā al-Anṣārī, Ǧalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī, Ibn Maymūn al-Fāsī and ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Šaʿrānī distinguish themselves the most. The main topics selected through their works shed some light on different juridical tendencies in that epoch, and throw into relief the existence of interrogations concerning ‘‘Islamic law’’ that are more timeless. Consequently, this study explores questions about the definition of šarīʿa, its inner dimension and the relation of those scholars to the revealed Law.