"THIS TEXT WILL BECOME THE STANDARD BY WHICH OTHER TRANSLATIONS ARE JUDGED."--Dr. Kevin Reinhart, Darmouth College (MESA Bulletin, Dec. 1993). "THIS IS A TRULY MAGNIFICIENT ...

Gathers fifteen essays on Islam, covering its orgins, its divisions and their doctrines, mosques, Islamic government, and its relation to women, Judaism, Christianity, and the ...

A discussion of the constitutional jurisprudence of an important Egyptian jurist of the M?lik? school, Shih?b al-D?n al-Qar?f?.

Josef van Ess is the world's most distinguished scholar of classical kalam, the Muslim theology that was the precursor to, and foundation for, modern Islam. This book makes ...

Providing a comprehensive and accessible examination of Shari'ah Law, this well considered introduction examines the sources, characteristic features and various schools of ...