Subjects:

Islamic Law

Contents:

Message from his Eminence the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar University

the origins of Islamic law

the Arabic resurgence of learning

the sources of Islamic law

the schools of law

some basic Islamic legal ideas

Islamic influences on European legal philosophy and law

Islam and human rights

Islamic international law

the value of Islamic jurisprudence to the non-Islamic world.

This book seeks to present information in relation to the pioneering efforts of Islamic jurists to develop a comprehensive body of human rights principles and practice as well as a corpus of international law principles, and aims to help reduce misunderstanding and resulting tension.