Islamic Law

Lena Salaymeh

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.84060-X

Islamic Law

Lena Salaymeh^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of California at Berkeley

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Abstract

'Islamic law' refers to the diverse legal systems that have been and continue to be produced with the objective of being in line with the Islamic faith. This article provides an overview of Islamic legal history and a basic explanation of orthodox Islamic jurisprudential methodology that demonstrates the diversity, flexibility, and breadth of Islamic legal systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	746-753
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9780080970875
ISBN (Print)	9780080970868
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.84060-X
State	Published - 26 Mar 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Court
Fiqh
Hadith
Islam
Jurisprudence
Law
Legal history
Legal school
Middle East
North Africa
Orthodoxy
Qurn
Shariah
Sunnah
UsUl al-fiqh

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