Islamic Law : : From Historical Foundations to Contemporary Practice / / Mawil Izzi Dien.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Izzi Dien, Mawil,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys : NEIS
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748614592);This survey of Islamic Law combines Western and Islamic views and describes the relationship between the original theories of Islamic law and the views of contemporary Islamic writers. Covering the key topics in the area - including the history, sources and formation of Islamic Law, the legal mechanisms, and the contemporary context - it is strong in its coverage of the modern perspective, which particularly marks this book out from other texts in this field. The aim is to provide the student with a background understanding of Islamic Law and access to the complexity of the Islamic legal system. The language used is non-technical and understanding is aided with a supplementary detailed glossary and analytical indices.Selling PointsAuthor is a well-known scholar who is a lawyer by original profession and who has taught Islamic Law for 22 years: ideally placed to write an introductory survey of the field.No prior knowledge assumedUses non-technical languageIncludes a glossary of key terms"

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Points of methodology -- Introduction -- PART ONE Historical background -- 1 The law of the Prophet and his companions -- 2 After the orthodox caliphs -- PART TWO The law and its sources -- 3 The divine sources -- 4 The human sources -- PART THREE The source'tuners -- 5 Public interest and the source of law -- 6 Ḑarūra, necessity -- PART FOUR The legal mechanisms for understanding the law -- 7 Islamic jurisprudence, uṣūl ah fiqh -- 8 Understanding the textual expressions -- PART FIVE Legal authority and the future of Islamic law -- 9 Legal authority and the diverse faces of Islamic law -- 10 The fatāwa and legal authority -- 11 The future of Islamic law -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index