Islamic Law
Islamic Law
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The Legal History of Islamic Law
Law and Dogma
Islamic law —Shari’a— evolved over time in response to the Muslim community’s need for a legal system. The most important source of law was the traditions of the Prophet (sunna) as revealed in reports (hadith) about his words or deeds. Specialists on Islamic law collected and edited tens of thousands of hadith, discarding those that seemed to be spurious and publishing the others. The Shari’a, developed over a period of centuries, held that all Muslims are brothers and sisters and shared the same moral values.
Women and Slaves
Muslim women were veiled and secluded as they had been previously in the Byzantine and the Sasanid Empires. Women could be influential in the family, but only slave women could have a public role or appear in public before men. Muslim women did have rights under Islamic law. These rights included the right to own property and to retain it in marriage, the right to divorce, to remarry, to testify in court, and to go on pilgrimage. Stories about MuhammadÂ’s young wife AÂ’isha illustrate what Muslims feared most about women: sexual infidelity and meddling in politics. MuhammadÂ’s faithful first wife Khadija and his daughter Fatima are held up as models of female propriety. Islam did not permit homosexuality, but notable Muslims including rulers and poets advocated the practice of male homosexuality. Muslims were not permitted to enslave their fellow Muslims, Jews, Christians, or Zoroastrians except when taken as prisoners of war. Muslims could and did hold non-Muslim slaves, but the status of slave was not hereditary.
Overview of the Islamic Law in its historical context
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Sources and Methodology of the Islamic Law
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Genres of Legal Literature
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Legal and Ethical Qualifications
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Spheres of the Law in the Fiqh
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Transmission and Authenticity of the Reports from the Prophet
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Islamic Law and its Political Geography
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The Legal History of Islamic Law in the Balkan Peninsula
This section provides an overview of Islamic Law in the Balkan Peninsula.
Islamic Schools of Sacred Law
See the main entry of this legal history topic, which includes Shii Schools (the Imm School of Law, the Ismaili School of Law and the Zayd School of Law) and Sunni Schools:
The anaf School of Law
The anbal School of Law
The Khriji School of Law
The Mlik School of Law
The Shfi School of Law
The hir School of Law
Legal Materials
The Islamic Law section of Religious Legal Systems: A Brief Guide to Research and Its Role in Comparative Law by Marylin Johnson Raisch discusses the basic sources of Islamic law and links to online resources. Links to other Islamic legal research guides were posted by David P. Dillard on a Temple university listserv. The International Islamic University Malaysia posts a searchable Research Gatewaycontaining Islam-related documents and videos. See also their Digital Library andLibrary Catalog. The Index Islamicus indexes articles on Islam and Islamic culture.
Legal Resources: Islamic Law Sites
Note: We linked the resources to archive.org in an effort to decrease the number of broken links cited.
Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project Digitizes significant Islamic resources
Al Haramain Foundation A private charitable and education organization with a good selection of links and articles
Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law University of London site analyzing various systems of law at work in Middle Eastern and Islamic countries
The Council on American-Islamic Relations Website carrying current event headlines
Council on Islamic Education Islamic educational materials online
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University The Library Resources page contains a number of valuable links
Harvard Law School's Islamic Legal Studies Program Contains archived versions of the Program's Newsletter
The International Institute of Islamic Thought A cultural intellectual foundation
Islamic Studies Website Website covering the areas of Islam, Arabic, and Religion intended to be of use for students and teachers at all levels. Collected by a professor at the University of Georgia, Department of Religion
Islam City One of the most comprehensive Islam related sites
Islamic Fiqh Academy Indian site with descriptions of various issues in Islamic jurisprudence
Minaret of Freedom Institute Politico-economic implications of Islamic Law
Muslim Public Affairs Counsel Political action website containing numerous links, reference materials, and news stories
World Council of Muslim Women Foundation Site focusing on women's rights, global peace and interfaith education from a worldwide perspective
The Legal History of Banking and Finance in Islamic Law
This section provides an overview of Banking and Finance in Islamic Law
The Legal History of Donation in Islamic Law
This section provides an overview of Donation in Islamic Law
The Legal History of Islamic Law
This section provides an overview of Islamic Law
The Legal History of Islamic Law and Its Political Geography
This section provides an overview of Islamic Law and Its Political Geography
The Legal History of Political Dimension (Siy_sa Shar_iyya) of Islamic Law
This section provides an overview of Political Dimension (Siy_sa Shar_iyya) of Islamic Law
Islamic Law
Contents of Islamic Law
Contents of this subject matter include:
Introduction, Perceptions of foreign legal systems, Orientalism & reverse Orientalism
Understanding Islam – basic teachings, history & culture
Islamic jurisprudence
Islamic laws of war & peace, jihad in theory and practice; laws relating to treatment of minorities in the Islamic state
Gender issues in Islamic law
Laws relating to marriage & family life
Divorce, child custody & guardianship
Care of the elderly, inheritance and waqf
Islamic commercial law
Islamic banking law
Criminal law; Islamic courts in practice
Evidence in Islamic law
Muslim minorities in Western countries
Literature Review on Islamic Law
In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Niaz A. Shah offers the following summary about the topic of Islamic Law: Islamic legal system is one of the major legal systems in the world. It is a time-tested system based on over centuries of evolution
. But it does not mean that it is a perfect system. Like any other legal system, it has weaknesses, strengths, and contentious or difficult areas with plenty of room for further development.
Resources
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Notes and References
Entry about Islamic Law in the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy (2015, Routledge, Oxford, United Kingdom)
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Further Reading
Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance (2018, Springer International Publishing, Germany)
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Hanbali School
Hanafi School
Zahiri School
History of Law
Legal Biography
Legal Traditions
Historical Laws
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Further Reading
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History (Oxford University Press)
Islamic Law in the Balkan Peninsula in the Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter
A Short History of Western Legal Theory, by John Kelly
Banking and Finance in Islamic Law in the Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter
Donation in Islamic Law in the Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter
Islamic Law in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press)
Islamic Law in the Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter
Islamic Law and Its Political Geography in the Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter
Political Dimension (Siy_sa Shar_iyya) of Islamic Law in the Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter
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Shafi_i School
Zahiri School
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Hierarchical Display of Islamic law
Law > Sources and branches of the law > Legal science > Internal law of religions
Social Questions > Culture and religion > Religion > Islam
Finance > Financing and investment > Financing > Islamic finance
Politics > Political framework > State > Non-secular State > Islamic State
Islamic law
Concept of Islamic law
See the dictionary definition of Islamic law.
Characteristics of Islamic law
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Translation of Islamic law
Spanish: Derecho musulmán
French: Droit musulman
German: Muslimisches Recht
Italian: Diritto musulmano
Portuguese: Direito muçulmano
Polish: Prawo muzułmańskie
Thesaurus of Islamic law
Law > Sources and branches of the law > Legal science > Internal law of religions > Islamic law
Social Questions > Culture and religion > Religion > Islam > Islamic law
Finance > Financing and investment > Financing > Islamic finance > Islamic law
Politics > Political framework > State > Non-secular State > Islamic State > Islamic law
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