11 The future of Islamic law

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Points of methodology viii
5. Introduction x
6. PART ONE Historical background
7. 1 The law of the Prophet and his companions 1
8. 2 After the orthodox caliphs 10
9. PART TWO The law and its sources
10. 3 The divine sources 33
11. 4 The human sources 51
12. PART THREE The source'tuners
13. 5 Public interest and the source of law 67
14. 6 Ḑarūra, necessity 82
15. PART FOUR The legal mechanisms for understanding the law
16. 7 Islamic jurisprudence, uṣūl ah fiqh 93
17. 8 Understanding the textual expressions 111
18. PART FIVE Legal authority and the future of Islamic law
19. 9 Legal authority and the diverse faces of Islamic law 123
20. 10 The fatāwa and legal authority 144
21. 11 The future of Islamic law 154
22. Glossary 159
23. Bibliography 168
24. Index 173