Research Catalog

Title

Shariah law : questions and answers / Mohammad Hashim Kamali.

Author

Kamali, Mohammad Hashim

Publication

• London, England : Oneworld, 2017.
• ©2017

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Description

viii, 278 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"Shariah law is a subject that is misunderstood and misrepresented by many in the West. More than simply a system of law, it is concerned with a set of values and rules that are essential to the understanding and practice of Islam. In this volume, Mohammad Hashim Kamali, a world-renowned expert on Shariah, adopts a question-and-answer format to provide a clear introduction to its most salient aspects. Extending from the sources of Shariah in the Qur'an, hadith and the legal maxims of Islamic law to the discussion of issues such as freedom of religion, gender equality and human rights, Shariah Law: Questions and Answers connects the theoretical aspects of the law with how it is applied in the world today. At once scholarly and accessible, it is sure to be a vital resource for students, teachers and general readers, addressing as it does a range of contemporary concerns, including jihad, democracy, the environment, genetic engineering, human cloning, euthanasia and abortion"--Back cover.

Alternative Title

Sharia law : questions and answers

Subject

• Islamic law > Non-Islamic countries
• Islam > Customs and practices
• Islamic law > Social aspects
• Women (Islamic law)
• Islam > Controversial literature
• Islam > Social aspects
• Islam > Doctrines
• Human rights
• Muslims > United States
• Muslim women
• Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Islamic countries
• Women's rights > Islamic countries
• Women's rights > Religious aspects > Islam
• Equality before the law > Islamic countries
• 86.14 Islamic law
• Equality before the law
• Islam
• Islamic law
• Muslims
• Women > Legal status, laws, etc
• Women's rights
• Islamic countries
• Non-Islamic countries
• United States

Genre/Form

Controversial literature.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-262) and index.

Language (note)

• Text in English, with some Arabic.

Contents

Shariah and Fiqh: meaning, definition, sources, salient features and comparisons with other legal systems -- Legal opinion (fatwa) and independent reasoning (ijtihad) -- Shariah and acts of worship (ibadat) -- Schools of Islamic law, the madhhabs -- The scale of five values (al-ahkam al-khamsah) -- Shariah court proceedings, evidence and proof -- Shariah, criminal law and the prescribed Hudud punishments -- Hudud in the present-day Muslim countries -- Shariah, constitutional law and civil liberties -- Jihad, violence and war -- Shariah, gender and family -- Islamic banking and finance -- Shariah and private property -- Modern bioethical and environmental questions -- Freedom of religion and the rights of minorities -- Goals and purposes (maqasid) of Shariah -- Legal maxims of fiqh (Qawa'id kulliyyah fiqhiyyah) -- Qur'anic verses, hadith and legal maxims (in original Arabic).

ISBN

• 9781786071507
• 1786071509

OCLC

• ocn981116693
• 981116693
• SCSB-8785053

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library