Encyclopedia of Islamic law
Subtitle: a compendium of the views of the major schools
By: adapted by Laleh Bakhtiar ; introduction by Kevin Reinhart.
Contributors: Reinhart, Kevin.
Publisher: ABC International Group; Distributed by Kazi Publications
Published: 1996
Place of publication: [Chicago]; Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 624
Subjects: Islamic law -- Encyclopedias.
Genres: Encyclopedias.
Description: "The various schools of law are compared and contrasted on all issues of the Shariah including individual worship (purification, prescribed prayer, prescribed fasting, prescribed charity and prescribed pilgrimage), economic issues including inheritance, endowments, wills and bequests, legal disability and social issues of marriage and divorce."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-589) and index.