Book Summary
This classic study deals with the theory and practice of Islamic law in both the formative classic and modern periods and over a range of societies. It is divided into four sections dealing with legal theory; fatwas and muftis in classical Islamic law; the position of religious minorities under Islamic law, and modern developments in Islamic law. The book explores the concept of Ijtihad, or juristic disgression--the process through which a jurist apprehends God's law and can turn it into a legal ruling--and how this has influenced the formulations of law in both Sunni and Shi'i Islam. The subject is viewed from an historical as well as a theoretical angle.
Book Details
| Book Name | Islamic Law |
| Author | Robert Gleave, Eugenia Kermeli |
| Publisher | I. B. Tauris & Company (Apr 2001) |
| ISBN | 9781860646522 |
| Pages | 256 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 1302 |