Islamic law : from historical foundations to contemporary practice / Mawil Izzi Dien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

ʻIzz al-Dīn, Mūʼil Yūsuf, author.

Series:

The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys : NEIS

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic law--History.

Islamic law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2004]

Summary:

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.

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474469494

1474469493