The study of Islamic law can be a forbidding prospect for those
entering the field for the first time. Wael Hallaq, a leading
scholar and practitioner of Islamic law, guides students through
the intricacies of the subject in this absorbing introduction. The
first half of the book is devoted to a discussion of Islamic law in
its pre-modern natural habitat. The second part explains how the
law was transformed and ultimately dismantled during the colonial
period. In the final chapters, the author charts recent
developments and the struggles of the Islamists to negotiate
changes which have seen the law emerge as a primarily textual
entity focused on fixed punishments and ritual requirements. The
book, which includes a chronology, a glossary of key terms, and
lists of further reading, will be the first stop for those who wish
to understand the fundamentals of Islamic law, its practices and
history.
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