Fatwa and the Making and Renewal of Islamic Law - From the Classical Period to the Present

Examines the formation, history, and transformation of the Islamic legal discourse and institutions through the lens of a particular legal practice: the issuance of fatwas (legal opinions). Informed lay readers and scholars alike will gain from it an appreciation about the development of the Islamic legal system and its particular legal practices.

About the author

Omer Awass is Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at American Islamic College.

Product details

• Authors: Omer Awass
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.08.2025
• EAN: 9781009260879
• ISBN: 978-1-009-26087-9
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Islam, HISTORY / Middle East / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, LAW / Legal History, Middle East, Islamic Law, Legal History, Middle Eastern history, Islamic countries, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Systems of law: Islamic law, LAW / Islamic, HISTORY / Islamic