Introduction to Islamic Law
The study of Islamic law can be a forbidding prospect for those entering the field for the first time. Wael Hallaq, a leading Scholar and Practitioner of Islamic law, guides students through the intricacies of the subject in this absorbing introduction. The first half of the book is devoted to a discussion of Islamic law in its pre-modern natural habitat. The author expounds on the roles of jurists, who reasoned about the law, and of judges and others who administered justice; on how...
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An introduction to the fundamentals of Islamic law and its history.
1 Who's who in the Shari'a 72 The law : how is it found? 143 The legal schools 314 Jurists, legal education and politics 385 Shari'a's society 576 Pre-modern governance : the Circle of Justice 727 Colonizing the Muslim world and its Shari'a 858 The law in the age of nation-states 1159 State, ulama and Islamists 14010 Shari'a then and now : concluding notes 163Glossary of key terms 171Chronology 179Suggested further reading 184Index 192
\ From the Publisher'This path-breaking new history of Islamic law will become a standard introduction to the subject. Professor Hallaq has provided a magnificent overview of the topic, drawing on his wide reading in primary sources and his many important publications on the history of Islamic law and Islamic legal thought.' Joseph E. Lowry, University of Pennsylvania\ \
