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