Islamic Law: Theory and Practice

by Robert Gleave (Editor), Eugenia Kermeli (Editor)

Overview

This text deals with the theory and practice of Islamic law in both the formative classic and modern periods and over a range of societies. It is divided into four sections dealing with: legal theory; fatwas and muftis in classical Islamic law; the position of religious minorities under Islamic law, and modern developents in Islamic law. In addition to exploring the tension between theory and practice, the book focuses on the role of ijtihad in both Sunni and Shi'i fiqh and in collections of fatwa, and looks at the relationship between judicial practice and positive law.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781860646522
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/16/2001
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.48(w) x 8.48(h) x 0.77(d)

About the Author

Robert Gleave is Lecturer in Islamic Studies in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Bristol, UK. Eugenia Kermeli is Lecturer in the Department of History, Bilkent University, Turkey.

Table of Contents

Legal Theory
• Ijtihad et Histoire en islam sunnite classique selon quelques juristes et théologiens--Éric Chaumont
• Akhbari Shi'i usul al-fiqh and the Juristic Theory of Yusuf al-Bahrani--Robert Gleave
• Ifta', Fatwas and Muftis
• Rules, Judicial Discretion and the Rule of Law in Nasrid Granada--Mohammad Fadel
• Kafa'a in the Maliki School--Amalia Zomeño
• Water Rights and Irrigation Practices in the Medieval Maghrib--Patricia Kabra
• Ijtihad in Ibn Taymiyya's Fatawa--Benjamin Jokisch
• Minorities under Islamic Law
• Ebu's Su'ud's Definition of Church vaks --Eugenia Kermeli
• Halakha, Shari'a and Custom--Isaac Hollander
• Modern Islamic Law
• Darura in Modern Islamic Law--Birgit Krawietz
• Family Law in Algeria before and after the 1404/1984 Family Code--Ruth Mitchell
• Qadis and the Implementation of Islamic Law in Present Day Israel--Yitzhak Reiter