Islamic law : from historical foundations to contemporary practice /: from historical foundations to contemporary practice. ([2019?])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Islamic law : from historical foundations to contemporary practice /: from historical foundations to contemporary practice. ([2019?])
- Main Title:
- Islamic law : from historical foundations to contemporary practice
- Further Information:
- Note: Mawil Izzi Dien.
- Authors:
- ʿIzz al-Dīn, Mūʾil Yūsuf
- Contents:
- Part 1, Historical background. The law of the prophet and his companions -- After the orthodox caliphs. The organization of legal subject matter -- Theology and law -- Part 2, The law and its sources. The devine sources. The primary sources (the Qur'an and sunna) -- The sunna of the prophet -- Categories of sunna as legal interpretations of the meanings of the Qur'an -- Ijma' and obtaining the view of umma -- Ijma' today -- The human sources. Oiyas and ijtihad -- Requirements for qiyas -- Istihsan, juristic preference -- Sadd al-dhara'i -- Public interest and the source of law -- Darura, necessity. The interplay between darura and maslaha -- Part 4, The legal mechanisms for understanding the law -- Islamic jurisprudence, usul al-fiqh. The subjects of law -- Understanding the textual expressions. The legal maxims -- Part 5, Legal authority and the future of Islamic law. The "establishment" face of Islamic law -- Authority and the law of resurgence -- Authority and the leberal face if Islamic law -- The "middle way" face of Islamic law -- Islamic legal authority and Western methodology -- Authority and the pious face of Islam : Singapore, Brunei and Malaysia -- Conclusion -- The fatwa and legal authority -- The future of Islamic law.
- Publisher Details:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Copyright Date:
- 2004
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (xii, 178 pages)
- Subjects:
- 340.59
Islamic law -- History
Islamic law
Islamitisch recht
History
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781474469494
1474469493 - Related ISBNs:
- 0748614583
9780748614585
0748614591
9780748614592 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-172) and index.
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