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Understanding Islamic law : Sharia
Bhala Raj
Understanding Islamic law : Sharia - New Delhi Lexis Nexis 2011 - Varie
Table of Contents;
Part one: Origins:
Chapter 1. Muhammad (PBUH) before prophethood (570/571-610 A.D.),
Chapter 2. Muhammad (PBUH) as prophet (610-632 A.D.),
Chapter 3. Holy Qur'an (610-650 A.D.) : revelation, compilation, and tenets;
Part Two: Golden Age:
Chapter 4. Caliphs of Mecca and Medina (Rashidun) (632-661 A.D.),
Chapter 5. Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 A.D.);
Chapter 6. Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258 A.D.),
Chapter 7. Crusades (1095-1272 A.D.),
Part Three: Schism:
Chapter 8. Sunni - Shiite split (632-680 A.D.),
Chapter 9. Shi-Ism and its Imams (680-940 A.D.);
Part Four: :Last Greatera?
Chapter 10. Ottoman Turkish Empire (11th Century-1923 A.D),
Chapter 11. Moghul Indian Empire (1504-1857 A.D.),
Part Five: Theory – Classical Sources of Jurisprudence;
Chapter 12. Fundamental sources : holy Quran and Sunnah;
Chapter 13. Secondary sources : Ijmaʻ and Qiyās;
Chapter 14. Controversial additional sources;
Part Six: Practice:
Chapter 15. Five pillars of Islam;
Chapter 16.Four Sunnite Schools;
Part Seven: Commercial Law, Capitalism and Global Trade:
Chapter 17. Islam and capitalist economic growth;
Chapter 18. Property law: ownership and property;
Chapter 19. Property law : public property, private property, and possession;
Chapter 20. Property law : protecting and restricting private ownership;
Chapter 21. Contract law : general principles and contract formation;
Chapter 22. Contract law : types of contracts;
Chapter 23. Contract law : performance, terms, and remedies;
Chapter 24. Business associations law : traditional types of partnership;
Chapter 25. Business associations law : modern partnerships and agricultural ventures;
Part Eight: Banking Law, Capitalism and Global Finance:
Chapter 26.Banking law : risk (Gharar),
Chapter 27. Banking law : Interest (Ribā);
Chapter 28. Banking law : legal devices (Hiyal) and prohibition on interest (Ribā),
Chapter 29. Finance (Tamweel) : Islamic bonds (Ṣukūk) and securitization;
Chapter 30. Finance (Tamweel) : types and risks of Islamic bonds (Ṣukūk);
Chapter 31. Finance (Tamweel) : insurance (Takaful) and transfers (Hawālah),
Chapter 32. Finance (Tamweel) : innovative instruments and markets;
Part Nine: Family Law and Women:
Chapter 33. Marriage and divorce;
Chapter 34. Polygamy and mixed marriages;
Chapter 35. Rights of wife;
Chapter 36. Chapter Women and clothes;
Chapter 37. Women and work;
Part Ten: Family Law and Children:
Chapter 38. Rearing children;
Chapter 39. Contraception;
Chapter 40. Abortion;
Part Eleven: Inheritance Law:
Chapter 41. Wills (Waṣāyā), charitable trusts (Waqfs), and euthanasia;
Chapter 42. Law of succession;
Part Twelve: Criminal Law:
Chapter 43. Key concepts;
Chapter 44. Claims of God (Haqq Allāh) : sex crimes;
Chapter 45. Claims of God (Haqq Allāh) : drinking and stealing;
Chapter 46. Claims of God (Haqq Allāh) : converting and religious freedom;
Chapter 47. Private claims (Haqq Allāh),
Part Thirteen: International Law:
Chapter 48. Law of war;
Chapter 49. Jihad (struggle);
Chapter 50. Terrorism;
Part Fourteen;
Glossary of Arabic Terms;
Index.
9781422417485
1. Islamic Law - Muslim Law
340.5909 / BHA
Understanding Islamic law : Sharia - New Delhi Lexis Nexis 2011 - Varie
Table of Contents;
Part one: Origins:
Chapter 1. Muhammad (PBUH) before prophethood (570/571-610 A.D.),
Chapter 2. Muhammad (PBUH) as prophet (610-632 A.D.),
Chapter 3. Holy Qur'an (610-650 A.D.) : revelation, compilation, and tenets;
Part Two: Golden Age:
Chapter 4. Caliphs of Mecca and Medina (Rashidun) (632-661 A.D.),
Chapter 5. Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 A.D.);
Chapter 6. Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258 A.D.),
Chapter 7. Crusades (1095-1272 A.D.),
Part Three: Schism:
Chapter 8. Sunni - Shiite split (632-680 A.D.),
Chapter 9. Shi-Ism and its Imams (680-940 A.D.);
Part Four: :Last Greatera?
Chapter 10. Ottoman Turkish Empire (11th Century-1923 A.D),
Chapter 11. Moghul Indian Empire (1504-1857 A.D.),
Part Five: Theory – Classical Sources of Jurisprudence;
Chapter 12. Fundamental sources : holy Quran and Sunnah;
Chapter 13. Secondary sources : Ijmaʻ and Qiyās;
Chapter 14. Controversial additional sources;
Part Six: Practice:
Chapter 15. Five pillars of Islam;
Chapter 16.Four Sunnite Schools;
Part Seven: Commercial Law, Capitalism and Global Trade:
Chapter 17. Islam and capitalist economic growth;
Chapter 18. Property law: ownership and property;
Chapter 19. Property law : public property, private property, and possession;
Chapter 20. Property law : protecting and restricting private ownership;
Chapter 21. Contract law : general principles and contract formation;
Chapter 22. Contract law : types of contracts;
Chapter 23. Contract law : performance, terms, and remedies;
Chapter 24. Business associations law : traditional types of partnership;
Chapter 25. Business associations law : modern partnerships and agricultural ventures;
Part Eight: Banking Law, Capitalism and Global Finance:
Chapter 26.Banking law : risk (Gharar),
Chapter 27. Banking law : Interest (Ribā);
Chapter 28. Banking law : legal devices (Hiyal) and prohibition on interest (Ribā),
Chapter 29. Finance (Tamweel) : Islamic bonds (Ṣukūk) and securitization;
Chapter 30. Finance (Tamweel) : types and risks of Islamic bonds (Ṣukūk);
Chapter 31. Finance (Tamweel) : insurance (Takaful) and transfers (Hawālah),
Chapter 32. Finance (Tamweel) : innovative instruments and markets;
Part Nine: Family Law and Women:
Chapter 33. Marriage and divorce;
Chapter 34. Polygamy and mixed marriages;
Chapter 35. Rights of wife;
Chapter 36. Chapter Women and clothes;
Chapter 37. Women and work;
Part Ten: Family Law and Children:
Chapter 38. Rearing children;
Chapter 39. Contraception;
Chapter 40. Abortion;
Part Eleven: Inheritance Law:
Chapter 41. Wills (Waṣāyā), charitable trusts (Waqfs), and euthanasia;
Chapter 42. Law of succession;
Part Twelve: Criminal Law:
Chapter 43. Key concepts;
Chapter 44. Claims of God (Haqq Allāh) : sex crimes;
Chapter 45. Claims of God (Haqq Allāh) : drinking and stealing;
Chapter 46. Claims of God (Haqq Allāh) : converting and religious freedom;
Chapter 47. Private claims (Haqq Allāh),
Part Thirteen: International Law:
Chapter 48. Law of war;
Chapter 49. Jihad (struggle);
Chapter 50. Terrorism;
Part Fourteen;
Glossary of Arabic Terms;
Index.
9781422417485
1. Islamic Law - Muslim Law
340.5909 / BHA