Islamic Legal Theory

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Contents: Introduction; Further reading. Part I Nature of Islamic Law: Islamic law: an overview of its origin and elements, Irshad Abdal-Haqq; Islamic law as Islamic ethics, A. Kevin Reinhart; Understanding Islamic law in theory and practice, Mashood A. Baderin. Part II Sources of Islamic Law: Groundwork of the moral law: a new look at the Qur'AE?n and the genesis of SharAE<>a, Wael B. Hallaq; Law in the Qur'AE?n - a draft code, Tahir Mahmood; Some reflections on the contextualist approach to ethico-legal texts of the Qur'an, Abdullah Saeed; A revaluation of Islamic traditions, Joseph Schacht; On the origins of ShAE<>i a??adAE<>AE<<'s role in the development of Islamic jurisprudence, Ahmad Hasan; The concept of IjmAE?E>> in Islamic law: a comparative study, Rahimin Affandi Abd Rahim; Non-analogical arguments in Sunni juridical qiyAE?s', Wael B. Hallaq; 'Illa and qiyAE?s in early Islamic legal theory, Nabil Shehaby. Part IV Principles of Islamic Law: The maslaha (public interest) and 'illa (cause) in Islamic law, Majid Khadduri; Maa (1)GBPlaa?Ya in contemporary Islamic legal theory, Felicitas Opwis; Legal logic and equity in Islamic law, John Makdisi; MaqAE?a (1)GBPid al-SharAE<>ah: the objectives of Islamic law, Mohammad Hashim Kamali; Cut and paste in legal rules: designing Islamic norms with talfAE<>id al-Fiqh: the legal maxims of Islamic law, Mohammad Hashim Kamali. Part V Legal Reasoning (IjtihAE?d): Interpretation in Islamic law: the theory of ijtihAE?d, Bernard Weiss; The closing of the door of ijtihAE?d and the application of the law, Frank E. Vogel; A critical analysis of the role of ijtihAE?d in legal reforms in the Muslim world, Rachel Anne Codd; IjtihAE?d in contemporary ShiE>>ism: transition from individual-oriented to society-oriented, Hamid Mavani. Name index.

Sharia methodology;comparative jurisprudence;legal hermeneutics;ethical reasoning in law;Sunni Shia comparison;public interest doctrine;independent juristic reasoning methods