Islamic Law In The Contemporary World

• Other Authors: Zainal Azam Abd. Rahman (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Kuala Lumpur Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia 2003
• Subjects: Islamic law > Malaysia; Islam and state > Malaysia
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• Physical Description: viii, 169 pages illustration 23 cm
• ISBN: 9789839099997; 983909999X

Islamic law places justice as its highest aim not only in matters involving Muslims but also in international relations and agreements. During the glorious days of Islam, the period during which Islamic law was the law of the land in many parts of the world, Islamic justice was the rule of the day such that many non-Muslims who were persecuted by their own religious groups preferred to live under the jurisdiction of Muslim governments.