"Yasin Dutton's Early Islam in Medina is a survey of the traditional as well as modern scholarship on the nature of legal interpretation and practice in early Islam before the consolidation of the formal schools of law. Eschewing complex historical and legal debates that have rendered scholarship on early Islam impenetrable to a general audience, Dutton's text fills a lacuna by offering an accessible defence of the Malikite school and its foundation in Madinan practice rather than hadith texts." -- Ovamir Anjum, Imam Khattab Chair of Islamic Studies and Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Toledo, USA "A great analysis on the school of Medina and the impact and content of the Muwatta, which is essential to understanding the development of Islamic law in the early period." -- Hamza Yusuf, President and Senior Faculty Member, Zaytuna College, USA "Professor Dutton has built on his extensive work in this area to gift contemporary scholarship yet another key contribution.This book is highly recommended to all those interested in the Qur'an.those readers who would hope to imagine post-colonial Islamic futures.[and] may be of benefit to those who would seek a revival and renewal of their own practice of Islam." -- The Muslim World Book Review.