Maṣlaḥa and the purpose of the law : : Islamic discourse on legal change from the 4th/10th to 8th/14th century / / Felicitas Opwis.
Focusing on writings of legal theory by leading jurisprudents from al-Jaṣṣāṣ (d. 370/980) to al-Shāṭibī (d. 790/1388), this study traces the Islamic discourse on legal change. It looks at the concept of maṣlaḥa (people’s well-being) as a method of extending and adapting God’s law, showing how it evo...
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Superior document: | Studies in Islamic law and society, v. 31 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2010. |
Year of Publication: | 2010 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Studies in Islamic law and society ;
v31. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (384 pages) :; illustrations |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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