The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law

Covering more than three centuries of legal history, this study presents an important account of how Islam developed its own law from ancient Near Eastern legal cultures, Arabian customary law and Quranic reform. The book explores the interplay between law and politics, demonstrating how the jurists and ruling elite led a symbiotic existence that paradoxically allowed Islamic law to become uniquely independent of the state.

Author: Wael B. Hallaq
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/09/2004
Pages: 250
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780521005807

About the Author
Hallaq, Wael B.: - Wael B. Hallaq is Professor of Islamic Law at the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University. He is the author of Ibn Taymiyya: Against the Greek Logicians (1993), A History of Islamic Legal Theories (1997) and Authority, Continuity and Change in Islamic Law (2001).