The Canonization of Islamic Law A Social and Intellectual History |
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Author:
| El Shamsy, Ahmed |
ISBN: | 978-1-107-04148-6 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $84.99 |
Book Description:
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Ahmed El Shamsy's The Canonization of Islamic Law is a detailed history of the birth of classical Islamic law. It shows how Islamic law and its institutions emerged out of the canonization of the sacred sources of the Quran and Sunna (prophetic practice) in the eighth and ninth centuries CE.
Ahmed El Shamsy's The Canonization of Islamic Law is a detailed history of the birth of classical Islamic law. It shows how Islamic law and its institutions emerged out of the canonization of the sacred sources of the Quran and Sunna (prophetic practice) in the eighth and ninth centuries CE.