Book contents
- Islamic Law in Context
- Islamic Law in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Islamic Legal Theory (Uṣūl al-Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Part I
- Chapter 2 The Foundation of Analogy
- Chapter 3 The Insufficiency of Concomitance Alone
- Chapter 4 Selections from al-Manthūr fī l-Qawāʿid of Badr al-Dīn al-Zarkashī (d. 794/1392)
- Chapter 5 ‘Is Every Mujtahid Correct?’ and the Implications of Holding Incorrect Theological Beliefs for one’s Fate in the Hereafter, from the Qawānīn al-Uṣūl of Mīrzā al-Qummī (d. 1231/1816)
- Chapter 6 The ‘Innovation’ of Legal School Affiliation
- Part II Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Part III Legal Opinions (Fatwās)
- Part IV Court Judgments and Other Court Documentation
- Part V Judicial Manuals and Reference Books
- Part VI Alternative Sources for Islamic Legal Studies
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Part I
from Part I - Islamic Legal Theory (Uṣūl al-Fiqh) and Related Genres
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 November 2024
Book contents
- Islamic Law in Context
- Islamic Law in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Islamic Legal Theory (Uṣūl al-Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Part I
- Chapter 2 The Foundation of Analogy
- Chapter 3 The Insufficiency of Concomitance Alone
- Chapter 4 Selections from al-Manthūr fī l-Qawāʿid of Badr al-Dīn al-Zarkashī (d. 794/1392)
- Chapter 5 ‘Is Every Mujtahid Correct?’ and the Implications of Holding Incorrect Theological Beliefs for one’s Fate in the Hereafter, from the Qawānīn al-Uṣūl of Mīrzā al-Qummī (d. 1231/1816)
- Chapter 6 The ‘Innovation’ of Legal School Affiliation
- Part II Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Part III Legal Opinions (Fatwās)
- Part IV Court Judgments and Other Court Documentation
- Part V Judicial Manuals and Reference Books
- Part VI Alternative Sources for Islamic Legal Studies
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
Summary
This introduction to Section 1 of the volume discusses the nature of Islamic legal theory (uṣūl al-fiqh) and comments on the structure of works of legal theory, including a representative bibliography of recent scholarship on the subject.
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- Islamic Law in ContextA Primary Source Reader, pp. 17 - 19Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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