The sources of Islamic law : Islamic theories of abrogation / John Burton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, John, 1929- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qurʼan--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.

Qurʼan.

Islamic law--Interpretation and construction.

Islamic law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 235 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Islamic law never achieved unity but developed into five surviving schools, which, when first established, were in competition with one another. This scholarly book is the first to examine critically the differing Islamic theories of abrogation (or Naskh) upon which each school based its claim to be the correct interpretation.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION. THE SOURCES OF ISLAMIC LAW AND THE ORIGINS OF THE CONCEPT OF NASKH

One. THE SOURCES OF ISLAMIC LAW

Two. THE THEORIES OF NASKH

Three. THE SPECIAL THEORIES OF NASKH

Four. THE FIRST 'MODE' of NASKH

Five. THE SECOND MODE OF NASKH

Six, THE ALLEGED KUR'ĀNIC BASIS OF NASKH

Seven. THE THIRD MODE OF NASKH NASKH AL-TILĀWA DUNA 'L-HŪKM

Eight THE KUR'ĀN'S DOCTRINE ON NASKH

Nine. INTERNAL NASKH AFFECTING THE JUR'ĀN TEXTS

POSTSCRIPT

NOTES AND REFERENCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

GLOSSARY

INDEX OF SUBJECTS

INDEX OF PROPER NAMES

INDEX OF KUR'ĀN VERSES

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-224) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-6557-9