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The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims

The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims more books like this

by Andrew G Bostom (Editor), Ibn Warraq (Foreword by)

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"The Legacy of Jihad" provides a comprehensive, meticulously documented corrective to the genre of ahistorical assessments decried by Ellul. This unique, extensive compilation includes Muslim theological and juridical texts, eyewitness historical accounts by both Muslim and non-Muslim chroniclers, and essays by pre-eminent scholars analysing jihad ...

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The Law of God: The Philosophical History of an Idea

The Law of God: The Philosophical History of an Idea more books like this

by Remi Brague, Ms. Lydia G Cochrane (Translator)

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The law of God: these words conjure an image of Moses breaking the tablets at Mount Sinai, but the history of the alliance between law and divinity is so much longer, and its scope so much broader, than a single Judeo-Christian scene can possibly suggest. In his stunningly ambitious history, Remi Brague goes back three thousand years to trace this ...

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The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State

The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State more books like this

by Noah Feldman

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Perhaps no other Western writer has more deeply probed the bitter struggle in the Muslim world between the forces of religion and law and those of violence and lawlessness as Noah Feldman. His scholarship has defined the stakes in the Middle East today. Now, in this penetrating book, Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for ...

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Martyrdom in Islam

Martyrdom in Islam more books like this

by David Cook

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In recent times Islamic martyrdom has become associated with suicide missions conducted by extremists. However, as David Cook demonstrates, this type of martyrdom is very different from the classical definition which condemned suicide and stipulated that anyone who died a believer could be considered a martyr. Ideas about martyrdom have evolved to ...

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Rethinking Islam: Common Questions, Uncommon Answers

Rethinking Islam: Common Questions, Uncommon Answers more books like this

by Mohammed Arkoun, Robert D Lee (Translator)

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A Berber from the mountainous region of Algeria, Mohammed Arkoun is an internationally renowned scholar of Islamic thought. In this book, he advocates a conception of Islam as a stream of experience encompassing majorities and minorities, Sunni and Shia, popular mystics and erudite scholars, ancient heroes and modern critics. A product of ...

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Reliance of the Traveller: A Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law

Reliance of the Traveller: A Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law more books like this

by Nuh Ha MIM Keller (Translator)

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This is a classic manual of fiqh rulings based on Shafi"i School of jurisprudence and includes original Arabic texts and translations from classic works of prominent Muslim scholars such as al Ghazali, al Nawawi, al Qurtubi, al Dhahabi and others. It is an indispensable reference for every Muslim or student of Islam who needs to research on ...

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Introduction to Islamic Law

Introduction to Islamic Law more books like this

by Joseph Schacht

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An Introduction to Islamic Law presents a broad account of our present knowledge of the history and outlines of the system of Islamic law. It is not intended in the first place for specialists, although it is hoped that it will attract study to this particularly rewarding branch of Islamic studies, but for students and interested general readers. ...

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Islam and the Challenge of Democracy: A "Boston Review" Book

Islam and the Challenge of Democracy: A "Boston Review" Book more books like this

by Khaled Abou El Fadl, Joshua Cohen (Editor), Ian Cressie (Editor)

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The events of September 11 and the subsequent war on terrorism have provoked widespread discussion about the possibility of democracy in the Islamic world. Such topics as the meaning of jihad, the role of clerics as authoritative interpreters, and the place of human rights and toleration in Islam have become subjects of urgent public debate around ...

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Lessons in Islamic Jurisprudence

Lessons in Islamic Jurisprudence more books like this

by Muhammad Baqir-As-Sadr

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This major new translation of Muhammad B quir as-Sadr's classic text is rendered directly from the original Arabic by one of the world's leading Islamic scholars, and includes an introduction, a glossary of legal and theological concepts, and a full index of Arabic terms.

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Islam and Human Rights: Tradition and Politics

Islam and Human Rights: Tradition and Politics more books like this

by Ann Elizabeth Mayer

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Does the philosophy and practice of Islam stand in the way of realizing human rights? Ann Mayer argues that there is much in the evolving Islamic tradition that is favourable to the accommodation of human rights principles, but that various Muslim groups who are threatened by the demand for democratic freedoms have created obstacles to the ...

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Freedom, equality and justice in Islam more books like this

by Mohammad Hashim Kamali

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In Freedom, Equality and Justice in Islam, M H Kamali presents the reader with an analysis of the three concepts of freedom, equality and justice from an Islamic point of view and their manifestations in the religious, social, legal and political fields. The author discusses the evidence to be found for these concepts in the Quran and Sunna, and ...

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Social Justice in Islam more books like this

by Sayyid Qutb

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Social Justice in Islam" is perhaps the best known work of Sayyid Qutb, a leading figure in the Muslim Brethren of Egypt who was executed by the regime of 'Abd al-Nasir in 1966. Despite the years that have passed since Sayyid Qutb's death, the imprint of his thought on the contemporary Islamic movements of the Arab world remains profound. The ...

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Everyday fiqh more books like this

by Abdul Aziz Kamal

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The reconstruction of religious thought in Islam more books like this

by Sir Muhammad Iqbal

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The Anthropology of Justice: Law as Culture in Islamic Society more books like this

by Lawrence Rosen

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Law has often been seen as a relatively autonomous domain, one in which a professional elite sharply control the impact of broader social relations and cultural concepts. By contrast this study asserts that the analysis of legal systems, like the analysis of social systems generally, requires an understanding of the concepts and relationships ...

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Islamic Law: From Historical Foundations to Contemporary Practice more books like this

by Mawil Izzi Dien

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Mawil Izzi Dien combines Western and Islamic views and describes the relationship between the original theories of Islamic law and the views of contemporary Islamic writers.

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The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law more books like this

by Wael B Hallaq (Editor)

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Long before the rise of Islam in the early seventh century, Arabia had come to form an integral part of the Near East. This book, covering more than three centuries of legal history, presents an important account of how Islam developed its own law while drawing on ancient Near Eastern legal cultures, Arabian customary law and Quranic reforms. The ...

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Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law: Theory and Practice from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-First Century more books like this

by Rudolph Peters

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Rudolph Peters' book is about crimes and their punishments as laid down in Islamic law. In recent years some of the more fundamentalist regimes, such as those of Iran, Pakistan, Sudan and the northern states of Nigeria have reintroduced Islamic law in place of western criminal codes. Peters gives a detailed account of the classical doctrine and ...

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Women, Family, and Gender in Islamic Law more books like this

by Judith E Tucker

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In what ways has Islamic law discriminated against women and privileged men? What rights and power have been accorded to Muslim women, and how have they used the legal system to enhance their social and economic position? In an analysis of Islamic law through the prism of gender, Judith Tucker tackles these complex questions relating to the ...

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A modern approach to Islam more books like this

by Asaf A. A. Fyzee

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This classic work, written by one of the greatest modern scholars of Islamic law, focuses on the need for a reinterpretation of Islamic jurisprudence and for a rediscovery of its original philosophy. Fyzee presents a fresh critique of Islam based on historical, scientific, and comparative principles. He contends that rules of law can be modified ...

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Islamic Law and the Challenges of Modernity more books like this

by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad (Editor), Barbara Freyer Stowasser (Editor)

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Since Europeans first colonized Arab lands in the 19th century, they have been pressing to have the area's indigenous laws and legal systems accord with Western models. Although most Arab states now have national codes of law that reflect Western influence, fierce internal struggles continue over how to interpret Islamic law, particularly in the ...

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Authority, Continuity and Change in Islamic Law more books like this

by Wael B Hallaq

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Wael B. Hallaq is regarded as one of the leading scholars in the field of Islamic law. In a path-breaking new book, the author shows how authority guaranteed both continuity and change in Islamic law. While the role of the law schools in augmenting these processes was of the essence, the author demonstrates that it was the construction of the ...

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Law and Power in the Islamic World more books like this

by Sami Zubaida

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Islamic law (the Shari'a) and its application is a central issue in contemporary Islamic politics and culture. Starting from modern concerns, this book examines the origins and evolution of the Shari'a and the corpus of texts, concepts and practices in which it has been enshrined. The central paradox in this history is one of power: the Shari'a is ...

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Contesting Justice: Women, Islam, Law, and Society more books like this

by Ahmed E Souaiaia

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Argues that the rights of women in Muslim society are based on the preserved cultural standards of elites, not the ethical philosophy of the Qur'an.

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Outlines of Muhammadan law more books like this

by Asaf Ali Asghar Fyzee

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Covering all the major areas of Muhammadan (Islamic) law, this book should prove a useful reference work for students, practitioners, and anyone working in the area.

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