SHATIBI'S PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAMIC LAW [A revised and enlarged version of the author's Islamic Legal philosophy]

Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi (d.1888) had sought an answer to the challenge posed by modernisation and change to Islamic law, by introducing maslahah, which forms the basis of his philosophy of Islamic law. In a fascinating way, the author leads us step by step to what he considers the true import of Shatib...

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Main Author: Masud, Muhammad Khalid 1939- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Kuala Lumpur Islamic Book Trust 1995
Series:Islamic Research Institute Islamabad Publication v. 96
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Summary:Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi (d.1888) had sought an answer to the challenge posed by modernisation and change to Islamic law, by introducing maslahah, which forms the basis of his philosophy of Islamic law. In a fascinating way, the author leads us step by step to what he considers the true import of Shatibi's views concerning Jurisprudence
Physical Description:ix, 294 pages 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9839154133
9789839154139