Abdulla, Raficq, <br/><br/>
Understanding Sharia :  Islamic law in a globalised world / 
Raficq S. Abdulla and Mohamed M. Keshavjee. 
 - xxx, 321 pages ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Islamic law in the contemporary world --Sharia : origin through revelation, historical development and change --Legal practice under the Umayyads (661-750) --Consolidation of the schools of law under the Abbasids (750-1258) --Developments after Shafi'i --Further geographical expansion and cultural accommodation --Call for reform : from the Tanzimat to the Arab Spring --Shi'i legal understanding and theory of law --The multiple manifestations of Sharia --Neo-Ijtihad --Sharia and human rights --Criminal justice in Islam --Islam and ethics --Critique. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781788313193  RM 220.25 (PTSL) 1788313194 9781786724052 (Electronic copy) 1786724057 (Electronic copy) 9781786734051 (ePDF) 1786734052 (ePDF) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islamic law.