This Nutshell discusses the manner in which Islamic law is applied and adjudicated in modern states. This includes the enactment of legislation derived from Isl

Focuses on a Muslim legal science known in Arabic as usul al-fiqh. Whereas the kindred science of fiqh is concerned with the articulation of actual rules of law

The classic introduction to Islamic law, tracing its development from its origins,through the medieval period, to its place in modern Islam.

With the end of the early Islamic period, Muslim scholars came to sense that a rift had begun to emerge between the teachings and principles of Islam and Muslim

This is a major and innovative contribution to our understanding of the historical unfolding of Islamic law. Scrutinizing its historical contexts, Salaymeh prop