Narratives of Islamic legal theory

Rumee Ahmed shatters the prevailing misconceptions of the purpose and form of the Islamic legal treatise. Through a subtle interpretation of the work of major Islamic jurists, he reveals how the moral teachings of Islam were translated into a legal context in the critical, formative period of Islami...

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Main Author: Ahmed, Rumee
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2012, 2012
Series:Oxford Islamic legal studies / Oxford Islamic legal studies
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Rumee Ahmed shatters the prevailing misconceptions of the purpose and form of the Islamic legal treatise. Through a subtle interpretation of the work of major Islamic jurists, he reveals how the moral teachings of Islam were translated into a legal context in the critical, formative period of Islamic law
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780191738074
0191738077