Islamic legal philosophy
Subtitle: a study of Abū Isḥāq al-Shāṭibī's life and thought
By: Muhammad Khalid Masud.
Series: Publications - Islamic Research Institute ; 36; Publication (Islamic Research Institute (Pakistan)) ;; no. 36.
Publisher: Islamic Research Institute
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Islamabad
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
Subjects: Al-Shāṭibī, Ibrāhīm ibn Mūśa, d. 1388; Islamic law
Description: "Islamic Legal Philosophy is a study of the famous Spanish Maliki jurist Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi's (d. 790/1388) life and legal thought. Shatibi is one of the prominent jurists whose thought, particularly the idea of maslaha, which is the focal point of his legal philosophy (maqasid al-shari'a), has played a very significant role in the modern Muslim liberal legal though. In fourteen chapters, the book is a pioneer study of Shatibi's essential legal concepts. The analysis is preceded by a detailed study of the historical and intellectual background of social changes which necessitated a reinterpretation of Islamic Legal Theory." --Page [4] of cover.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [327]-341.
A revision of the author's thesis, McGill University.
Includes index.