ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE

LLB PART ONE ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE NOTES

• History of the growth of the Muslim Legal System
• Various Schools of Islamic Law
• Sources of Law
  1. The Qur’an and the Traditions
  2. Ijma and Customs
• Juristic Deduction
  1. Qiy’as or Analogy
  2. Istehsan or Juristic Equity
  3. Istedlal
  4. Ijtehad and Taqlid
• Acts, Rights and Obligations
• Legal Capacity
• Ownership and Possession
• Constitutional Law
• Muslim International Law
• Law of Contract
• Islamic Law of Crimes and Torts

BOOK RECOMMENDED FOR ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE

• The early development of Islamic Jurisprudence by Ahmed Hassan.
• A History of Islamic Law by N J Coulson
• Islamic Jurisprudence by Imran Ahmed Nyazee