TheRisale-i Nur Collection is full of "general principles," not only related to the Islamic Jurisprudence but also to all the fields of Islam or Islamic life and Islamic branches of knowledge. Based on or specially favored with profound wisdom having its source in the Divine Wisdom or the Divine Name of the All-Wise, the Risale-i Nur Collection ......
This book deals with the sources of Islamic jurisprudence and their importance in deducing the religious rulings. It covers the concept of ijtihad (independent reasoning), its conditions and application and illustrates why it is a practice for experts rather than laymen. It also explains the differences in the levels of expertise of the mujtahids. ......
This book is one of the earliest and most influential treatises on the relationship between western style law and Islam. The author regards codified law as the key to the regeneration and progress of Iran. One Word, or Yak Kelema was one of the first treatises to demonstrate that Islam is compatible with the introduction of modern western forms of ......
Twelver Shiite Responses to the Sunni Legal System
This book surveys and analyzes Twelver Shiite relations with the Sunni legal establishment, comprising the four recognized Sunni legal schools, which the author defines as "Islamic Legal Orthdoxy.
The third volume in this yearbook, this work provides an up-to-date source of reference on Islamic law and modern Middle Eastern legal systems, both individually and comparatively. The text includes articles covering such issues as: Palestinian citizenship; prospects for Muslim law in South Africa; the status of Muslim women within marriages; and ......
Although the principles of Shari'ah require banks and financial institutions to be structured on an interest-free basis, this does not mean that such institutions are charitable concerns. As long as a person advancing money expects to share in the profits earned (or losses incurred) by the other party, a stipulated proportion of profit is ......
Practitioners and academics dealing with the Middle East can turn to the "Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law" for an instant source of information on the developments over an entire year in the region. The Yearbook covers Islamic and non-Islamic legal subjects, including the laws themselves, of some 20 Arab and other Islamic countries. The ......
Practitioners and academics dealing with the Middle East can turn to the Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law for an instant source of information on the developments over an entire year in the region. The Yearbook covers Islamic and non-Islamic legal subjects, including the laws themselves, of some twenty Arab and other Islamic countries. ......
This reference on all the legal developments occurring throughout the region during 1995 contains articles on a broad range of topics, from mut'a al Talaq under Egyptian and Jordanian law to arbitration law in Kuwait and water law in Morocco. Also included are surveys of the legal and judicial systems of Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia; as well as ......
