Islamic Law Bibliography

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Islamic Law Bibliography

 by Fr. Eliseo Mercado, OMI

1. Souaiaia, Ahmad. On the Sources of Islamic Law and Practices.  CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. August 2004

Review: Is Islamic law organically linked to its primary sources, namely the Qur'an and the Sunnah, or is it manufactured by the ruling elite centuries after the time of the Prophet Muhammad? This is one of the central questions that a number of scholars of Islamic studies have been discussing since the end of the 19th century. This brief work is an attempt to contribute to this discussion by emphasizing the role and functions of orality in formulating, preserving, and transmitting Islamic law and practices during its formative period. 

2.  Schacht, Joseph. Introduction to Islamic Law. Oxford University. Oxford: Ocrtober 1983

An Introduction to Islamic Law presents a broad account of our present knowledge of the history and outlines of the system of Islamic law. It is not intended in the first place for specialists, although it is hoped that it will attract study to this particularly rewarding branch of Islamicstudies, but for students and interested general readers. Islamic law is the key to understanding the essence of one of the great world religions, it still casts its spell over the laws of contemporary Islamic states, and it is in itself a remarkable manifestation of legal thought.

3. Hallaq, Wael. An Introduction to Islamic Law.  Cambridge University Press. Cambridge: July 2009

The study of Islamic law can be a forbidding prospect for those entering the field for the first time. Wael Hallaq, a leading scholar and practitioner of Islamic law, guides students through the intricacies of the subject in this absorbing introduction. The first half of the book is devoted to a discussion of Islamic law in its pre-modern natural habitat. The second part explains how the law was transformed and ultimately dismantled during the colonial period. In the final chapters, the author charts recent developments and the struggles of the Islamists to negotiate changes which have seen the law emerge as a primarily textual entity focused on fixed punishments and ritual requirements. The book, which includes a chronology, a glossary of key terms, and lists of further reading, will be the first stop for those who wish to understand the fundamentals of Islamic law, its practices and history.

4. Coulson, Noel. A History of Islamic Law. Edinburgh University Press. Edinburgh:  January 1984

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