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Islamic law: from historical foundations to contemporary practice/ Mawil Izzi Dien

By: Dien, Mawil IzziMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: (New Edinburgh Islamic surveys)Publication details: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2004Description: xii, 178 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780748614592Subject(s): Islamic law | LawDDC classification: 340.59

Contents:

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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	340.59 DIE/I (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P02424

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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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