Islamic Law

This is an in-depth and insightful study of Shari'ah governance from a theoretical and practical perspective. Shari'ah governance has a profound in...

This book considers the transmission of the Sunna through the lens of the great Madinan legal scholar, Imam Malik ibn Anas (d. 179 AH/795 CE), in h...

Why are Muslim men portrayed as inherently violent? Does the veil violate women's rights? Is Islam stopping Muslims from integrating?Across western...

What should be the place of Shari‘a—Islamic religious law—in predominantly Muslim societies of the world? In this ambitious and topical book, a Mus...

A case study in the textual architecture of the venerable legal and ethical tradition at the center of the Islamic experience, Sharīʿa Scripts is a...

When democracy was introduced to Nigeria in 1999, one-third of its federal states declared that they would be governed by sharia, or Islamic law. I...

In Quest of Justice provides the first full account of the establishment and workings of a new kind of state in Egypt in the modern period. Drawing...

Should an employee be allowed to wear a religious symbol at work? Should a religious employer be allowed to impose constraints on employees’ privat...

AS RECOMMENDED ON THE TROJAN HORSE AFFAIR PODCASTWhy are Muslim men portrayed as inherently violent? Does the veil violate women's rights? Is Islam...

The first and much-needed English translation of a thirteenth-century text that shaped the development of Islamic law in the late middle ages. Scho...

Over the course of the twentieth century, most Middle East states adopted a shari'a-based system for recognizing marriages. Partly in reaction to t...

Over the course of the twentieth century, most Middle East states adopted a shari'a-based system for recognizing marriages. Partly in reaction to t...

Although often neglected in the literature on Islamic law, contemporary Indonesia is an especially rich source of insight into the diverse understa...

This book is a study of the historical record of Muslim women’s property rights and equity. Based on Islamic court documents of fifteenth-century G...

Many Muslim societies are in the throes of tumultuous political transitions, and common to all has been heightened debate over the place of sharia ...

A case study in the textual architecture of the venerable legal and ethical tradition at the center of the Islamic experience, Shari'a Scripts is a...

Islam's tense relationship with modernity is one of the most crucial issues of our time. Within Islamic legal systems, with their traditional prefe...

A history of global secularism and political feeling through colonial blasphemy law.   Why is religion today so often associated with giving and ta...

Nineteenth-century Istanbul was an intellectual hub of rich discussions about Islam, in which leading reformists had a significant role. Turkey tod...

The title of this study reflects the image of gender relations most commonly associated with Islamic law - this being a study of disputes involving...

The title of this study reflects the image of gender relations most commonly associated with Islamic law - this being a study of disputes involving...

Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law examines the main characteristics of the legal thought of Imam Jaʿfar a...

In Quest of Justice provides the first full account of the establishment and workings of a new kind of state in Egypt in the modern period. Drawing...

Published in Association with the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim CivilisationsTranslates the influential collection Haqq al-...

Drawing on ethnographic research, Living Sharia examines the role of sharia in the sociopolitical processes of contemporary Malaysia. The book trac...