Contents: Introduction; Further reading. Part I Nature of Islamic Law: Islamic law: an overview of its origin and elements, Irshad Abdal-Haqq; Islamic law as Islamic ethics, A. Kevin Reinhart; Understanding Islamic law in theory and practice, Mashood A. Baderin. Part II Sources of Islamic Law: Groundwork of the moral law: a new look at the Qur'Än and the genesis of SharÄ«Ê»a, Wael B. Hallaq; Law in the Qur'Än - a draft code, Tahir Mahmood; Some reflections on the contextualist approach to ethico-legal texts of the Qur'an, Abdullah Saeed; A revaluation of Islamic traditions, Joseph Schacht; On the origins of ShÄ«Ê»i ḤadÄ«th, Ron P. Buckley; The role of culture in the creation of Islamic law, John Hursh. Part III Methods of Islamic Law: Al-ShÄfiʻī's role in the development of Islamic jurisprudence, Ahmad Hasan; The concept of IjmÄÊ» in Islamic law: a comparative study, Rahimin Affandi Abd Rahim; Non-analogical arguments in Sunni juridical qiyÄs', Wael B.

Hallaq; 'Illa and qiyÄs in early Islamic legal theory, Nabil Shehaby. Part IV Principles of Islamic Law: The maslaha (public interest) and 'illa (cause) in Islamic law, Majid Khadduri; Maá¹£laḥa in contemporary Islamic legal theory, Felicitas Opwis; Legal logic and equity in Islamic law, John Makdisi; MaqÄá¹£id al-SharÄ«Ê»ah: the objectives of Islamic law, Mohammad Hashim Kamali; Cut and paste in legal rules: designing Islamic norms with talfÄ«q', Birgit Krawietz; Muslim custom and case-law, Noel James Coulson; QawaÊ»id al-Fiqh: the legal maxims of Islamic law, Mohammad Hashim Kamali. Part V Legal Reasoning (IjtihÄd): Interpretation in Islamic law: the theory of ijtihÄd, Bernard Weiss; The closing of the door of ijtihÄd and the application of the law, Frank E. Vogel; A critical analysis of the role of ijtihÄd in legal reforms in the Muslim world, Rachel Anne Codd; IjtihÄd in contemporary ShiÊ»ism: transition from individual-oriented to society-oriented, Hamid Mavani. Name index.