The Distinguished Jurist's Primer 2-Volume Set: Bidayat Al-Mujtahid Wa Nihayat Al-Muqtasid (Great Books of Islamic Civilization)

Ibn Rushd's Bidayat al-Mujtahid occupies a unique place among the authoritative manuals of Islamic law. It is designed to prepare the jurist for the task of the mujtahid, the independent jurist, who derives the law and lays down precedents to be followed by the judge in the administration of justice.