Understanding Islamic Law: Sharīʻa

Synopsis

[this Book Provides] Foundational Materials For The Study Of Islamic Law And Covers Several Other Pertinent Fields: Banking And Finance, Contracts, Criminal Law, Family Law, And Property. The Book Includes Arabic Terms, In English, With Diacritical Marks To Assist In Pronunciation, Provides A Glossary Of Arabic Terms, And Incorporates Recent Developments. It...can Be Used Without Supplementation In A One-semester Islamic Law Course.-- Muhammad (pbuh) Before Prophethood (570/571-610 A.d.) -- Muhammad (pbuh) As Prophet (610-632 A.d.) -- Holy Qur'an (610-650 A.d.) : Revelation, Compilation, And Tenets -- Caliphs Of Mecca And Medina (rashidun) (632-661 A.d.) -- Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 A.d.) -- Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258 A.d.) -- Crusades (1095-1272 A.d.) -- Sunni -- Shiite Split (632-680 A.d.) -- Shiism And Its Imams (680-940 A.d.) -- Ottoman Turkish Empire (11th Century-1923 A.d) -- Moghul Indian Empire (1504-1857 A.d.) -- Fundamental Sources : Holy Quran And Sunnah -- Secondary Sources : Ijmaʻ And Qiyās -- Controversial Additional Sources -- Five Pillars Of Islam -- Four Sunnite Schools -- Islam And Capitalist Economic Growth -- Property Law : Ownership And Property -- Property Law : Public Property, Private Property, And Possession -- Property Law : Protecting And Restricting Private Ownership -- Contract Law : General Principles And Contract Formation -- Contract Law : Types Of Contracts --^ Contract Law : Performance, Terms, And Remedies -- Business Associations Law : Traditional Types Of Partnership -- Business Associations Law : Modern Partnerships And Agricultural Ventures -- Banking Law : Risk (gharar) -- Banking Law : Interest (ribā) -- Banking Law : Legal Devices (hiyal) And Prohibition On Interest (ribā) -- Finance (tamweel) : Islamic Bonds (Ṣukūk) And Securitization -- Finance (tamweel) : Types And Risks Of Islamic Bonds (Ṣukūk) -- Finance (tamweel) : Insurance (takaful) And Transfers (hawālah) -- Finance (tamweel) : Innovative Instruments And Markets -- Marriage And Divorce -- Polygamy And Mixed Marriages -- Rights Of Wife -- Women And Clothes -- Women And Work -- Rearing Children -- Contraception -- Abortion -- Wills (waṣāyā), Charitable Trusts (waqfs), And Euthanasia -- Law Of Succession -- Key Concepts -- Claims Of God (haqq Allāh) : Sex Crimes -- Claims Of God (haqq Allāh) : Drinking And Stealing --^ Claims Of God (haqq Allāh) : Converting And Religious Freedom -- Private Claims (haqq Allāh) -- Law Of War -- Jihad (struggle) -- Terrorism. Raj Bhala. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.