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Islamic law : From historical foundations to contemorary practice

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Publication details: New Delhi Atlantic Publishers & Distributors 2004Description: 178p xISBN:
  • 9788126905522
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340.590900 DIE
Contents:
Contents: Acknowledgements vii; Points of methodology viii; Introduction x; PART ONE Historical background: 1 The law of the Prophet and his companions 3; 2 After the orthodox caliphs 10; PART TWO The law and its sources: 3 The divine sources 35; 3 The divine sources 35; 4 The human sources 51; PART THREE The source-tuners: 5 Public interest and the source of law 69; 6 Ḍarūra, necessity 82; PART FOUR The legal mechanisms for understanding the law: 7 Islamic jurisprudence, uṣūl al-fiqh 95; 8 Understanding the textual expressions 111; PART FIVE Legal authority and the future of Islamic law: 9 Legal authority and the diverse faces of Islamic law 125; 10 The fatāwa and legal authority 144; 11 The future of Islamic law 154; Glossary 159; Bibliography 168; Index 173;
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Contents:
Acknowledgements vii;
Points of methodology viii;
Introduction x;
PART ONE Historical background:
1 The law of the Prophet and his companions 3;
2 After the orthodox caliphs 10;
PART TWO The law and its sources:
3 The divine sources 35;
3 The divine sources 35;
4 The human sources 51;
PART THREE The source-tuners:
5 Public interest and the source of law 69;
6 Ḍarūra, necessity 82;
PART FOUR The legal mechanisms for understanding the law:
7 Islamic jurisprudence, uṣūl al-fiqh 95;
8 Understanding the textual expressions 111;
PART FIVE Legal authority and the future of Islamic law:
9 Legal authority and the diverse faces of Islamic law 125;
10 The fatāwa and legal authority 144;
11 The future of Islamic law 154;
Glossary 159;
Bibliography 168;
Index 173;