A history of Islamic law
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A history of Islamic law
（Islamic surveys, 2）
Edinburgh University Press, 1978, c1964
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 242-247
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The classic introduction to Islamic law, tracing its development from its origins,through the medieval period, to its place in modern Islam.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: the role of legal history in Muslim jurisprudence. Part 1 The genesis of Shari'a law: Qu'ranic legislation
- legal practice in the 1st century of Islam
- the early schools of law
- Muhammed Ibn-Idris ash Shafi
- concluding stages of growth. Part 2 Legal doctrine and practice in medieval Islam: the practical theory of law
- unity and diversity of Shari'a law
- sectarian legal systems in Islam
- Islamic government and Shari'a law
- Islamic society and Shari'a law. Part 3 Islamic law in modern times: foreign influences - the reception of European laws
- administration of Shari'a law in contemporary Islam
- Taqlid and legal reform
- neo-Ijtihad. Conclusion: religious law and social progress in contemporary Islam.
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