An Introduction to Islamic LawThis book presents a broad account of the present knowledge of the history and outlines the system of Islamic law. Showing that Islamic law is the key to understanding the essence of one of the great world religions, this book explores how it still influences the laws of contemporary Islamicstates, and is in itself a remarkable manifestation of legal thought. |
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Page 33
... Iraqian concept of the sunna of the Prophet was taken over by the Syrians ; their idea of living traditiot was the uninterrupted practice of the Muslims , beginning with the Prophet , maintained by the first caliphs and by the later ...
... Iraqian concept of the sunna of the Prophet was taken over by the Syrians ; their idea of living traditiot was the uninterrupted practice of the Muslims , beginning with the Prophet , maintained by the first caliphs and by the later ...
Page 38
... Iraqian opposition exaggerated the underlying tendency towards caution , and put into circulation a tradition to the effect that ' Ali had demanded a fivefold confession , but this doctrine remained unsuccessful . The original Iraqian ...
... Iraqian opposition exaggerated the underlying tendency towards caution , and put into circulation a tradition to the effect that ' Ali had demanded a fivefold confession , but this doctrine remained unsuccessful . The original Iraqian ...
Page 212
... Iraqian . 189/805 . Death of Shaybānī , Iraqian ; the Hanafi school established . 204/820 . Death of Shafi'i . 240/854 . Death of Saḥnun , a follower of Malik ; the Maliki school established . 240/854 . Death of Abū Thawr , founder of a ...
... Iraqian . 189/805 . Death of Shaybānī , Iraqian ; the Hanafi school established . 204/820 . Death of Shafi'i . 240/854 . Death of Saḥnun , a follower of Malik ; the Maliki school established . 240/854 . Death of Abū Thawr , founder of a ...
Contents
HISTORICAL SECTION | 6 |
The First Century of Islam | 15 |
The Umayyad Administration and the First | 23 |
Copyright | |
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Abbasids administration AḤMAD āķila Algiers ancient schools applied Arabic aşaba authority become blood-money BOUSQUET BRUNSCHVIG Cairo caliph claim Code concept concerning consensus contract countervalue customary law Death debt developed dhimmi doctrine droit musulman Études evidence existence favour GOLDZIHER hadd ḥadd punishment Hanafi Hanbali hijra hiyal homicide husband Ibn Taymiyya ijtihad imām inheritance instance Iraqian Islamic law istiḥsān jurisprudence kadhf ķāḍī kaffāra khiyār Kitāb Koran Kufa law of family legal subject-matter legal thought Leiden liability mahr Maliki manumission marriage Medina MUHAMMAD Muslim niyya oath object obligation opinion Origins Ottoman owner ownership Paris parties penal law person practice principle prohibition Prophet recognized regard religious law repudiation restricted retaliation ribā right of rescission rules sacred Law SCHACHT scholars schools of law Shafi'i shari'a Shiite Shorter E.I. slave specialists stipulated sunna systematic taʼzīr theory Traditionists traditions transactions transl Umayyad unlawful intercourse usurper valid wakf wife witnesses