The Sources of Islamic Law
Author | : John Burton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1990 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015018925860 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Sources of Islamic Law written by John Burton and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islamic law never achieved unity but developed into five surviving schools, which, when first established, were in competition with one another. This scholarly book is the first to examine critically the differing Islamic theories of abrogation (or Naskh) upon which each school based its claim to be the correct interpretation.