4. Islamic Law: Its ‘Sources’ (Uṣūl al-fiqh) and Ijtihād

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. i-iv i
2. General Editor’s Preface v
3. Preface ix
4. Contents xi
5. General Introduction xiii
6. PART ONE: General Presentations
7. 1. Islamic History as a Concept 3
8. 2. The Shahādah as Symbolic Representation of Muslims’ Faith 26
9. PART TWO: Specific Presentations
10. 3. The Historical Development in Islām of the Concept of Islām as an Historical Development 41
11. 4. Islamic Law: Its ‘Sources’ (Uṣūl al-fiqh) and Ijtihād 78
12. 5. Islamic Law: Sharīʿah and Sharʿ 87
13. 6. Faith, in the Qur’ān; and its Relation to Belief 110
14. 7. Faith, in Later Islamic History; the Meaning of Taṣdīq 135
15. 8. Faith, in Later Islamic History; the Meaning of Arkān 162
16. PART THREE: Islam in the Indian Context; and Muslim-Hindu Relations
17. 9. The Crystallization of Religious Communities in Mughul India 177
18. 10. The ʿUlamā̕ in Indian Politics 197
19. 11: Aligarh and Religion: A Question 213
20. 12. Religious Diversity: Muslim–Hindū Relations in India 217
21. PART FOUR: Muslim–Christian Relations
22. 13. Some Similarities and Some Differences Between Christianity and Islām 233
23. 14. Muslim–Christian Interrelations Historically: An Interpretation 247
24. 15. Muslim and Christian: Faith Convergence, Belief Divergence 265
25. 16. Is the Qur’ān the Word of God? 282
26. Notes 301
27. Publications of Wilfred Cantwell Smith 335
28. Selective Index 345