Abstract

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.

Highlights

  • Eines der Standardwerke über islamisches Recht liegt in der 4.

  • Der Verfasser hat die neuere Rechtsentwicklung bis zum Jahre 1971 eingearbeitet und sich entsprechend den \/orauflagen seines Buches an das islamische Recht auf dem indischen Subkontinent gehalten - bedauerlicherweise hat sich aufgrund der politischen Situation die pakistanische Rechts­ entwicklung einer eingehenden Untersuchung entzogen, Rechtsprechung und Literatur wa­ ren dem Verfasser nicht zugänglich.

  • Auflage dieses Buches Erkenntnisse gewinnen, welche die Problematik der behandelten Rechtsmaterie in manchen Punkten aufzeigt.

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Introduction

Eines der Standardwerke über islamisches Recht liegt in der 4. Der Verfasser hat die neuere Rechtsentwicklung bis zum Jahre 1971 eingearbeitet und sich entsprechend den \/orauflagen seines Buches an das islamische Recht auf dem indischen Subkontinent gehalten - bedauerlicherweise hat sich aufgrund der politischen Situation die pakistanische Rechts­ entwicklung einer eingehenden Untersuchung entzogen, Rechtsprechung und Literatur wa­ ren dem Verfasser nicht zugänglich. Auflage dieses Buches Erkenntnisse gewinnen, welche die Problematik der behandelten Rechtsmaterie in manchen Punkten aufzeigt.

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