Need name of the book and the author referred in the class

ummabdullah · 03-08-2007, 08:14 PM

Assalamu Alaikum,

On the Ist day of the seminar Shaykh Yaser Birjas referred to a english book which speaks about the rationals of shariah.He also said that he will pass it on to the students so that they can have a look at it.Could anybody please give me the name of the author and the book?

Ibrahim Long · 04-06-2007, 10:55 AM

Here is the book. I have yet to read it but I found this review on Amazon.com

A treatise on Islamic law, its sources and history , July 27, 2005
Reviewer:Francesco Lovecchio (Rome, Italy) This 390 pages book is a dense compendium (or treatise) of Islamic law for students and scholars. It is not for beginners and it is a tough reading. Since this textbook is for student of Islamic law written by an Islamic lawyer, this book assumes that the reader has a basic knowledge of both Qur'an and Shariah. The author is professor of law at the International Islamic University of Malaysia, founded in the 80s to be a center of excellence in several fields and sponsored by the Organization of Islamic Conference and other governments. The main language at the University is English and this text is mainly catered for those students. In the preface, the author says he had initiated the book while he was teaching Islamic Law to postgraduate students at McGill University in Montreal. However, it does not offer international comparisons with other Western legal systems. The book devotes a lot of space to the rules of interpretations of the law within a historical context. So you get Islamic law and history to explain its developments within the several traditions in the Islamic world. It is divided in 19 chapters that span from the Source of the law (Quar'an and Sunnah); Rules of interpretations; Abrogation; Analogical deduction; Revealed laws preceding the Shariah; Equity in Islamic law; Public interest; Custom; Conflict of evidences etc. The author shows a scholarly detachment from the subject and therefore don't expect moral judgments of value on a specific norm, whether it is right or wrong, but only a legal analysis. It is a worthy reading for those who have an interest, other than in Islamic law, in Political Science, International relations and Islamic civilization.

Hope that helps.

Salaam
-J

Ibrahim Long · 04-06-2007, 08:55 PM

Oh! And in addition I just found an excerpt in the thread on "Hukm Wa'dee". The book seems awesome, very informative.

Salaam
-J

ummabdullah · 04-07-2007, 02:25 AM

[QUOTE=Jarrod]
Here is the book. I have yet to read it but I found this review on Amazon.com

Assalamu Alaikum,

JazakAllah Khair for the detail information. Actually after posting the thread I was checking it everyday but nobody replied to it. May Allah(swt) reward you.

03-08-2007, 08:14 PM	#1
ummabdullah Ummat Muhammad Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: dallas, tx Posts: 92	Need name of the book and the author referred in the class Assalamu Alaikum, On the Ist day of the seminar Shaykh Yaser Birjas referred to a english book which speaks about the rationals of shariah.He also said that he will pass it on to the students so that they can have a look at it.Could anybody please give me the name of the author and the book? Last edited by ummabdullah; 03-11-2007 at 12:20 PM.

04-06-2007, 10:55 AM	#2
Ibrahim Long Banu Wedad Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 390	Re: Need name of the book and the author referred in the class Here is the book. I have yet to read it but I found this review on Amazon.com A treatise on Islamic law, its sources and history , July 27, 2005 Reviewer:Francesco Lovecchio (Rome, Italy) This 390 pages book is a dense compendium (or treatise) of Islamic law for students and scholars. It is not for beginners and it is a tough reading. Since this textbook is for student of Islamic law written by an Islamic lawyer, this book assumes that the reader has a basic knowledge of both Qur'an and Shariah. The author is professor of law at the International Islamic University of Malaysia, founded in the 80s to be a center of excellence in several fields and sponsored by the Organization of Islamic Conference and other governments. The main language at the University is English and this text is mainly catered for those students. In the preface, the author says he had initiated the book while he was teaching Islamic Law to postgraduate students at McGill University in Montreal. However, it does not offer international comparisons with other Western legal systems. The book devotes a lot of space to the rules of interpretations of the law within a historical context. So you get Islamic law and history to explain its developments within the several traditions in the Islamic world. It is divided in 19 chapters that span from the Source of the law (Quar'an and Sunnah); Rules of interpretations; Abrogation; Analogical deduction; Revealed laws preceding the Shariah; Equity in Islamic law; Public interest; Custom; Conflict of evidences etc. The author shows a scholarly detachment from the subject and therefore don't expect moral judgments of value on a specific norm, whether it is right or wrong, but only a legal analysis. It is a worthy reading for those who have an interest, other than in Islamic law, in Political Science, International relations and Islamic civilization. Hope that helps. Salaam -J

04-06-2007, 08:55 PM	#3
Ibrahim Long Banu Wedad Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 390	Re: Need name of the book and the author referred in the class Oh! And in addition I just found an excerpt in the thread on "Hukm Wa'dee". The book seems awesome, very informative. Salaam -J

04-07-2007, 02:25 AM	#4
ummabdullah Ummat Muhammad Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: dallas, tx Posts: 92	Re: Need name of the book and the author referred in the class [QUOTE=Jarrod] Here is the book. I have yet to read it but I found this review on Amazon.com Assalamu Alaikum, JazakAllah Khair for the detail information. Actually after posting the thread I was checking it everyday but nobody replied to it. May Allah(swt) reward you.

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