Understanding Sharia

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Understanding Sharia

Islamic Law in a Globalised World

Religious ethics Religion and politics History of religion Islamic life and practice The Koran (Qur’an) Systems of law: Islamic law

Authors: Raficq S. Abdulla, Mohamed M. Keshavjee

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Language: English

Published by: I.B. Tauris

Published on: 30th April 2018

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 336 pages

ISBN: 9781786724052


Understanding Sharia: Islamic Law in a Globalised World

Sharia has been a source of misunderstanding and misconception in both the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds. Understanding Sharia: Islamic Law in a Globalised World sets out to explore the reality of sharia, contextualising its development in the early centuries of Islam and showing how it evolved in line with historical and social circumstances.

The authors, Raficq S. Abdulla and Mohamed M. Keshavjee, both British-trained lawyers, argue that sharia and the positive law flowing from it, known as fiqh, have never been an exclusive legal system or a fixed set of beliefs.

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