Footnotes (1)
1 The meaning of asalah is not to be confused with "fundamentalism". It is rather a more comprehensive term which denotes the innovative application of original Islamic principles to changing circumstances (Trans.)
2 Under the 'Abbasiyah khilafah subjects were required to take an oath of allegiance in which they swore that if they ever broke their allegiance to the khalifah then their wives would stand divorced. Thus, Malik's fatwa absolving one under duress of the consequences of pronouncing divorce was, under the circumstances, an important political statement (Trans.)