This book offers the only detailed presentation available in English of the theory of Muslim law (usul al-fiqh). Often regarded as the most sophisticated of the traditional Islamic disciplines, Muslim jurisprudence is concerned with the way in which the rituals and laws of religion are derived from the Qur'an and the Sunnah - the precedent of the Prophet (s).

At a time when many Muslims countries are moving towards the reintroduction of Islamic law, it is important that the principles and the nature of this rich and diverse legal tradition be correctly understood, both by the legislators themselves, and by outside observers.

Written as a university textbook, Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence is distinguished by its clarity and readability; it is an essential reference work not only for students of Islamic law, but also for anyone with an interest in Muslim society or in issues of comparative jurisprudence.

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"The Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective provides the most detailed study to date on the subject of the dignity of man from the perspective of Islam. M H Kamali sets out the proclamations on human dignity found in the Qur'an, and then discusses topics pertaining to or resulting from human dignity: the physical and spiritual nobility of man; God's love for humanity; the sanctity of life; the necessity of freedom, quality and accountability.

"Finally, the author examines the measures that Shari'ah has taken to protect human dignity and to poromote it in social interaction. The discussion ihere is presented in light of the debate on the universality of human rights as enshrined in the Universial Declaration of Human Rights. This book goes a long way towards exploring an alternative to Western concepts of human rights."

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"In Freedom, Equality and Justice in Islam, M H Kamali presents the reader with an analysis of the three concepts of freedom, equality and justice from an Islamic point of view, and their manifestations in the religious, social, legal and political fields. The author discusses the evidence to be found for these concepts in the Qur'an and Sunna, and reviews the interpretations of the earlier schools of law. The work also looks at more recent interpretations of freedom, equality and justice in the light of the changing realities of contemporary Muslim societies.

"In recent years the subject of freedom of expression in Islam has become a topic of heated debate. Prof M H Kamali's Freedom of Expression of Islam offers the first nad only detailed presentation in English of freedom of expression from both the legal and moral perspectives of Islam. This is a pioneering work which provides detailed examination of the affirmative evidenc on the subject of freedom of expression found in the sources of the Shari'ah, as well as considering the limitations, whehter moral, legal or theological, that Islam imposes on the valid exercise of this freedom. In particular, the sophisticated and detailed treatment of the concepts of freedom to express an opinion (hurriyat al-ra'y), freedom to critisize (hurriyat al-mu'arada), freedom of religion (al-hurriya al-diniyya) is an important contribution to scholarship in this area of study.

"Freedom of Expression in Islam is informative not only on the subject of the possibilities of freedom of expression within Islam, but also the cultural tradition of Islam and its guidelines on social behaviour. Distinguished by its clarity and readability, this book is not only essential reading for anyone interested in Islamic Law, in Muslim society or in issues of comparative jurisprudence, but is is also an important contribution to the current debate concering the definition and limits of the principle of free speech."

"Usul al Fiqh is a science in which reason and revelation come together, where considered opinion is accompanied by received law. Yet, al Usul does not rely purely on reason in a way that would be acceptable to revealed law, nor is it based simply on the kind of blind acceptance that would not be supported by reason. Hence, the science of Usul al Fiqh has been called the "Philosophy of Islam."

"This book is an attempt to simplify Usual al Fiqh and introduce it to specialists in the social sciences and humanities who do not have the opportunity to study the details of the sciences, considered to be the most important method of research produced by Muslim thought during its most creative period."

"This work considers the methods used by Malik in the "Muwatta'" to derive judgements of the law from the Qur'an and is thus concerned on one level with the finer details of Qur'anic interpretation. However, since any discussion of the Qur'an in this context must also include considerations of the other main sources of Islamic law, namely the "sunna", or normative practice, of the Prophet; this latter concept, especially its relationship to the terms of "hadith" and "'amal" ("traditions" and "living tradition"), also receives considerable attention. In many respects, this book is more about the history and development of Islamic law than it is about the science of Qur'anic interpretation.

"The book questions the hitherto accepted frameworks of both the classical Muslim view and the current revisionist western view on the development of Islamic law. It also deals specifically with the early development of the Maliki school of jurisprudence, as it demonstrates in detail the various methods used, both linguistic and otherwise, in interpreting the legal verses of the Qur'an. This work should be of value to anyone interested in the underlying bases of Islamic law and culture: those involved in the studying and teaching of Islamic studies, both at undergraduate and research level; and to those studying the relationship between orality and literacy in ancient societies and the writing down of "ancient" law."

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