Human Rights in Islamic Law

Explains the philosophy of human welfare in the legislation of the religion of Islam. Chapters: Sources of Islamic Legislation; The Holy Quran; The Sunna; al-Ijma (the consensus opinions); al-ljtihad (endeavor); al-Qiyas (analogy); al-Istihsan (approval); al-Masalih al-Mursala (public interest); Sadd al-Dhara'i' (precautionary measures); al-'Urf (custom); al-Istishab (legal presumption); Shar'u man Qablana (pre-Islamic religion); Qawl al-Sahabi (companion's legal opinion); the establishment of the four major schools of Sunni jurisprudence; general characteristics of Islamic law; Islamic philosophy of human rights; Islamic family law; economic rights; political rights; the universal dimension of human rights; & bibliography.