Sources and Principles of Islamic Law : A Study of Islamic Fiqh

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The Qur\'an: the first source of Shari\'ah. 3. The Sunnah. 4. Deducing the law from it sources. 5. The textual implications. 6. Commands and prohibitions. 7. Consensus of opinion (Ijma). 8. Analogical deduction (Qiyas). 9. Fatwa of a companion. 10. Equity in Islamic law (Istihsan). Bibliography. Index.

"Islamic Fiqh or law has been interpreted and often accused by the non-Muslim experts of Islam and also by the Muslim modernists too, as the rigid, orthodox, outdated one that goes against the reason and therefore needs a thorough-going change in itself. The orientalists\' works in this field serve only to add fuel to the fire of this accusation.

The present work is a humble effort to study the development of Islamic law which is based on both the revelation and reason. The principles of qiyas, ijtihad, istihsan, ijma and the rules of interpretation of the Islamic texts all fully apply the reason and intellect and maintain strictly the maslaha, the public interest while the legislation is made." (jacket)