The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law (Themes in Islamic Law)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 21, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780521005807
Subjects: Islamic law; To 1500; Religion - World Religions; Law; Islam - Law; Law / General; General; History
First sentence: It was in the Hejazi dries of Mecca and Yathrib - later renamed Medina - that a man called Muhammad came forward to proclaim a new religion with a political order at its center.