Maṣlaḥah and the purpose of the law
Subtitle: Islamic discourse on legal change from the 4th/10th to 8th/14th century
By: by Felicitas Opwis.
Series: Studies in Islamic law and society -- v. 31
Publisher: Brill; BRILL
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9789004184169
Subjects: Istiṣlāḥ (Islamic law); Common good -- History; Public interest law -- History; Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction -- History
Other titles: Maṣlaḥa and the purpose of the law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The emergence of Maṣlaḥah as a legal concept; title: Integrating Maṣlaḥah into legal analogy (Qiyās); title: Applying Maṣlaḥah in legal precepts (Qawāʻid); title: Using substantive legal reasoning to integrate as Maṣlaḥah into the law; title: A comprehensive theory of Maṣlaḥah.