Islamic Law - Cases, Authorities and Worldview

Introducing undergraduate students to Islamic law, this accessible textbook does not presume legal or technical knowledge. Drawing on a comparative approach, it encourages students to think through the issues of the application of Islamic law where Muslims live as a majority and where they live as a minority, including the USA, Saudia Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan. The book surveys the historical development as well as the contemporary contexts of Islamic law. In distilling the history of Islamic law for non-specialists, the author covers important topics such as the development and transformation of Islamic institutions before and after colonialism. Coverage of Islamic law across contemporary contexts draws on real case material, and allows for discussion of Islam as a legal and a moral code that is activated both inside and outside the court. Readers will learn about rituals, dietary restrictions, family, contracts and property, lawful and unlawful gain, criminal law and punishments, and what makes a government legitimate in the eyes of Muslim individuals and authorities.>

Product details

• Authors: Ahmad Atif Ahmad, Ahmad Atif (University of California Ahmad, Ahmad Ahmad Atif
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781474274494
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-7449-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; RELIGION / Islam / Rituals & Practice, RELIGION / Islam / History, RELIGION / Islam / Law, Islamic Studies, Islamic Law, Islamic Life & Practice, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Systems of law: Islamic law, Islamic life and practice, Social groups: religious groups and communities