Understanding Sharia: Islamic Law in a Globalised World

ISBN-13: 9781788313193 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 352 str.

Mohamed Keshavjee; Raficq S. Abdulla

Opis

Explores the reality of sharia, identifying the context in which it was conceived and how it developed in line with historical circumstances until the present day

Recenzje

A well-balanced, accessible and informative study establishing the historical context of issues such as adultery, apostasy and blasphemy that regularly surface in the news. Times Literary Supplement

Spis treści

Preface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction: Islamic Law in the Contemporary World.Chapter 1: Sharia - Origin through Revelation, Historical Development and Change.Chapter 2: Legal Practice under the UmayyadsChapter 3: Consolidation of the Schools of Law under the AbbasidsChapter 4: Developments after Shafi?iChapter 5: Further Geographical Expansion and Cultural AccommodationChapter 6: Call for Reform - from Tanzimat to the Arab SpringChapter 7: Shi?i Legal Understanding and Theory of LawChapter 8: The Multiple Manifestations of ShariaChapter 9: Neo-IjtihadChapter 10: Sharia and Human RightsChapter 11: Criminal Justice in IslamChapter 12: Islam and EthicsChapter 13: CritiqueAppendixSchools of Law in Islam (madhahib)GlossaryIndexBibliographyIndex

O autorze

Raficq Abdulla is a lawyer, writer, public speaker and broadcaster. He is a Visiting Fellow of the Faculty of Business and Law, Kingston University, UK; and a founder member of the Advisory Panel of the UK's Muslim Law Shariah Council. Mohamed Keshavjee is a lawyer, scholar and author on the subject of Sharia and Islamic law.