Understanding Sharia : Islamic law in a globalised world /
Abdulla, Raficq,
Understanding Sharia : Islamic law in a globalised world / Raficq S. Abdulla and Mohamed M. Keshavjee. - xxx, 321 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Islamic law in the contemporary world --Sharia : origin through revelation, historical development and change --Legal practice under the Umayyads (661-750) --Consolidation of the schools of law under the Abbasids (750-1258) --Developments after Shafi'i --Further geographical expansion and cultural accommodation --Call for reform : from the Tanzimat to the Arab Spring --Shi'i legal understanding and theory of law --The multiple manifestations of Sharia --Neo-Ijtihad --Sharia and human rights --Criminal justice in Islam --Islam and ethics --Critique.
9781788313193 RM 220.25 (PTSL) 1788313194 9781786724052 (Electronic copy) 1786724057 (Electronic copy) 9781786734051 (ePDF) 1786734052 (ePDF)
Islamic law.
Understanding Sharia : Islamic law in a globalised world / Raficq S. Abdulla and Mohamed M. Keshavjee. - xxx, 321 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Islamic law in the contemporary world --Sharia : origin through revelation, historical development and change --Legal practice under the Umayyads (661-750) --Consolidation of the schools of law under the Abbasids (750-1258) --Developments after Shafi'i --Further geographical expansion and cultural accommodation --Call for reform : from the Tanzimat to the Arab Spring --Shi'i legal understanding and theory of law --The multiple manifestations of Sharia --Neo-Ijtihad --Sharia and human rights --Criminal justice in Islam --Islam and ethics --Critique.
9781788313193 RM 220.25 (PTSL) 1788313194 9781786724052 (Electronic copy) 1786724057 (Electronic copy) 9781786734051 (ePDF) 1786734052 (ePDF)
Islamic law.