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Law, Custom, and Statute in the Muslim World
BRILL 2006; US$ 153.00Deals with the main components in the laws of Islamic societies, past and present: shari'a custom, and statute. This book includes chapters that focus on one of these components, and that discuss the interplay between two or even all three of them. It offers a wide geographical coverage, from the Balkans to Yemen, and from Iraq to the Maghrib. more...
Islamic Finance
Blue Ibex Ltd. 2008; US$ 115.00This important book aims to support and inform finance professionals, corporate executives, global investors, and students of finance, by providing an accessible guide to the principles and current practice of Islamic banking and Sharia compliant finance. more...
Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 135.00Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict: The Conflict in Pakistan demonstrates how international law can be applied in Muslim states in a way that is compatible with Islamic law. Within this broader framework of compatible application, Niaz A. Shah argues that the Islamic law of qital (i.e. armed conflict) and the law of armed conflict are compatible... more...
Introduction to Canon Law
Continuum International Publishing 2004; US$ 140.00Catholic canon law changes very slowly, but it constantly adds rules, interpretations, and applications. Some canons are frequently invoked, and others rarely used, quietly pass from memory. In the dozen or so years since this introduction to canon law was first written, there have been many changes and adaptations. This is one reason for a revised... more...
Islamic Capitalism and Finance
Edward Elgar Publishing 2011; US$ 40.00This illuminating and thought-provoking book questions whether classical Islamic capitalism, which has served Muslims so well for centuries, can provide a viable alternative world economic system. In the current recession - the worst since 1929 - this is surely a provocative question. But if Islamic capitalism is to emerge as a viable alternative,... more...
Levirate Marriage and the Family in Ancient Judaism
Brandeis University Press 2009; US$ 34.99Provocative exploration of levirate marriage in ancient Judaism that sheds new light on the Jewish family in antiquity and the rabbinic reworking of earlier Israelite law more...
Original Islam
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 44.95Original Islam investigates the primacy of Madinan Islam and the madhhab (school of law) of its main exponent, Malik ibn Anas. It contains an annotated translation of Intisar al-faqir al-salik li-tarjih madhhab al-Imam al-kabir Malik , which was written by al-Ra'i, a fifteenth-century Andalusian scholar resident in Cairo. This book includes:... more...
Interest in Islamic Economics
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 44.95With Islamic banking gradually becoming a more influential factor in the West, an analysis of the concept of riba ? a definition of which is not given in the Qur?an ? is long overdue. This text presents readers with various interpretations of this Islamic economic concept ? generally perceived as ?interest?. Thomas provides a framework for understanding... more...
Abortion in Judaism
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 39.00Abortion in Judaism presents a complete Jewish legal history of abortion from the earliest relevant biblical references through the end of the twentieth century. For the first time, almost every Jewish text relevant to the abortion issue is explored, providing important insights into the development of Jewish ethical principles. more...
The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 26.00Wael Hallaq treats the rise of Islamic law from 622 to 950 AD when the law and legal system reached maturity. This is the first book that offers such a wide coverage of Islamic legal history, with the intention of informing students and non-specialists in a readable and insightful narrative. more...









