EsoteriaA library of sacred & hidden knowledge
The library · Shelves
Cover of A History of Islamic Legal Theories

Cover image: Open Library

Islam and Sufism

A History of Islamic Legal Theories

by Wael B. Hallaq

An introduction to usul al-fiqh, the Sunni theory of the sources of law, tracing its development from al-Shafi'i to modern reformers. Hallaq challenges the older idea that independent legal reasoning ceased after the tenth century.

View on Amazon

Nearby on the shelf

All books on Islam →
Cover of An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern EgyptiansEdward William Lane Cover of After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam After the ProphetLesley Hazleton Cover of Al-Ghazali the Mystic Al-Ghazali the MysticMargaret Smith Cover of Al-Ghazali's Philosophical Theology Al-Ghazali's Philosophical TheologyFrank Griffel Cover of Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufismal-Qushayri Cover of The Alchemy of Happiness The Alchemy of Happinessal-Ghazali AllahGabriel Said Reynolds AllahGabriel Said Reynolds Cover of And Muhammad Is His Messenger: The Veneration of the Prophet in Islamic Piety And Muhammad Is His MessengerAnnemarie Schimmel