Outlines of Muhammadan Law

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ID4259376
AuthorsAsaf Ali Asghar Fyzee (corresponding author)
Year1979
Volume12
Issue2
Pages184-185
Publication date1979-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeREVIEW
Review ofOutlines of Muhammadan law, Asaf A A Fyzee, 1999
VenueVerfassung in Recht und Übersee (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0506-7286
PublisherNomos Verlag (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5771/0506-7286-1979-2-184
OpenAlexW2114573264
LanguageEN
Citations received4

This is the fifth edition of a book that has enjoyed immense popularity for more than six decades. The author was a scholar of not just Islamic law, but very significantly of Islamic jurisprudence, as well as of Arabic and Persian-the original languages in which Islamic laws and Commentaries were written. In a learned and elegantly written introduction, Fyzee gives a detailed background of pre-Islamic Arabia and ancient Arabian customs, tracing the advent of Islam and the origin of Muslim law. The main text covers areas such as marriage and its dissolution, parentage, guardianship, and legitimacy, maintenance and gifts, as well as the Sunnite and Shiite laws of inheritance. The author has made a notable contribution to the study of Muslim law, especially as it is administered in India. The fifth edition, revised and edited by Professor Tahir Mahmood traces developments and modifications that have taken place in Islamic law since the publication of the fourth edition in 1974, highlights new statutory and case law, and also provides brief analytical comments. He remains true to the format and intellectual design of the original book, which remains a study primarily of Indian Islamic law. Wherever relevant, it includes references to the law in Pakistan and Bangladesh

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