1st Edition
The Origins of Islamic Law The Qur'an, the Muwatta' and Madinan Amal
By Yasin Dutton
Copyright 1999
278 Pages
by
Routledge
278 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
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If the Qur'an is the first written formulation of Islam in general, Malik's Muwatta' is arguably the first written formulation of the Islam-in-practice that becomes Islamic law. This book considers the methods used by Malik in the Muwatta' to derive the judgements of the law from the Qur'an and is thus concerned on one level with the finer details of Qur'anic interpretation. However, since any... Read more
Introduction 1. Malik and Madina 2. The Muwatta' 3. The 'Amal of the People of Madina 4. Textual Considerations 5. The Qur'an as a Source of Judgements in the Muwatta' 6. Techniques of Qur'anic interpretation in the Muwatta 7. Chronological Considerations 8. Qur'an and Sunna 9. Sunna versus Hadith Conclusions
Biography
Yasin Dutton
