Islamic law books

This new version of the Classic book is a survey of the history of Islamic thought, and law by a Western scholar...  Read More >>

Lawyers, according to Edmund Burke, are bad historians  Read More >>

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Practitioners and academics dealing with the Middle East can turn to the Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern...  Read More >>

Offers a study of Islamic laws in Pakistan to show how the relationship between Islam, Islamic law and democracy...  Read More >>

Islamic law and social movements in eight Muslim-majority countries  Read More >>

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Addresses contemporary issues in the relationship of law, religion and the state. This book highlights the interaction...  Read More >>

Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict: The Armed Conflict in Pakistan demonstrates how international law can...  Read More >>

Shah Wali Allah's two important treatises on juristic diversity and the nature of binding and independent authority...  Read More >>

Focusing substantially on the relation between the concept of constitutionalism and Islamic Law in general and how...  Read More >>

This is one of the first texts to examine the influential writer al-Ghazali’s (1058-1111) interpretations of the...  Read More >>

Al-Dawoody examines the justifications and regulations for going to war in both international and domestic armed...  Read More >>

This practical title provides a comprehensive overview of the Islamic capital markets, tracking their development...  Read More >>

This book explores the relationship between custom and Islamic law and seeks to uncover the role of custom in the...  Read More >>

Al-Dawoody examines the justifications and regulations for going to war in both international and domestic armed...  Read More >>

Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (767-820) was one of Islam's foundational legal thinkers. Shafi'i considered law vital...  Read More >>

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This collection of essays is the first book to focus on the place of Islamic law (Shari'a) in the West. Bringing...  Read More >>

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In the year 1000, the economy of the Middle East was at least as advanced as that of Europe. But by 1800, the region...  Read More >>

This group of essays concentrates on the themes of freedom and democracy. The author argues that the pursuit of...  Read More >>

This volume examines the social, cultural, religious and economic aspects of the period following Mohammed's death...  Read More >>

This volume, originally published in 1925, outlines the historical development of the Muslim law of inheritance...  Read More >>