TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dien, Mawil Izzi
TI  - Islamic law: from historical foundations to contemporary practice
SN  - 9780748614592
U1  - 340.59 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
KW  - Islamic law
KW  - Law
N1  - 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
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