Abstract
Abstract This special issue deals with Islamic authority-making among Muslims of migrant background in predominantly Western Europe. Religious authority is persuasive power in religious matters, regarding issues of knowledge and institutional competence, and of truth, authenticity, legitimacy, trust, and ethics. The seven articles in this special issue address some of the manifold ways in which Islamic authority comes about. They show that authority should not be reduced to the leadership or personal status of religious scholars and other religious professionals; it can also be attributed to bodies of knowledge, to institutions, to legal, ethical and material matters, and to events. Islamic authority is a crucial element in shaping Islamic landscapes in all their diversity.
Highlights
The articles brought together in this special issue deal with the making of Islamic authority among Muslims of migrant background in Western Europe
Islamic authority is a crucial element in shaping Islamic landscapes in all their diversity, or put differently, most of what can be observed with regard to evolving Islamic landscapes boils down to questions of authority
Religious authority is a qualification commonly attributed to religious professionals, but it should not be conflated with, or reduced to the leadership or personal status of religious scholars and other religious professionals; it can be attributed to bodies of knowledge, to institutions, to legal, ethical and material matters, and to events
Summary
Islamic authority – Muslim migrants – religious knowledge production – digitisation – persuasive power The articles brought together in this special issue deal with the making of Islamic authority among Muslims of migrant background in Western Europe.1 Religious authority is persuasive power in religious matters, regarding issues of knowledge and institutional competence, and of truth, authenticity, legitimacy, trust, and ethics. Many good studies have been published about the authoritative status of religious experts and their role in Islamic knowledge production,3 but if we confine religious authority to religious experts, we miss important aspects.
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