Maṣlaḥa and the purpose of the law : Islamic discourse on legal change from the 4th/10th to 8th/14th century /

Focusing on writings of legal theory by leading jurisprudents from al-Jaṣṣāṣ (d. 370/980) to al-Shāṭibī (d. 790/1388), this study traces the Islamic discourse on legal change. It looks at the concept of maṣlaḥa (people's well-being) as a method of extending and adapting God's law, showing...

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Main Author: Opwis, Felicitas Meta Maria.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Series: Studies in Islamic Law and Society 31.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2010, ISBN: 9789004223059.

Subjects:

Istiṣlāḥ (Islamic law)

Common good > History.

Public interest law > History.

Islamic law > Interpretation and construction > History.