Rewriting Islamic Law : : The Opinions of the 'Ulamā' Towards Codification of Personal Status Law in Egypt /

Rewriting Islamic Law : : The Opinions of the 'Ulamā' Towards Codification of Personal Status Law in Egypt / / Tarek Elgawhary.

The codification process of personal status laws in Egypt began in the mid-1800s, continuing until the abolition of the Sharī'a courts in 1955, with the absorption of personal these statutes into the newly drafted civil code and the national courts that administered them. Throughout this period...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English
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Elgawhary, Tarek,
Place / Publishing House:Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2019]
©2019
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:The Modern Muslim World ; 6
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Physical Description:1 online resource (241 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • A NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION, SPELLING, AND OTHER CONVENTIONS
  • INTRODUCTION. ORIGINS OF CODIFICATION, CODIFICATION OF ISLAMIC LAW, AND THE RISE OF PERSONAL STATUS LAW
  • CHAPTER 1. 'ULAMĀ' OF THE CODE
  • CHAPTER 2. DEFENDERS AND ADVOCATES OF CODIFICATION
  • CHAPTER 3. THE COUNTER ARGUMENT: 'ULAMĀ' AGAINST CODIFICATION OF PERSONAL STATUS LAW
  • CHAPTER 4. 'ULAMĀ' ON THE FENCE: A SILENT MAJORITY?
  • CONCLUSION
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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