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The Da’a’im al-Islam, composed by al-Qadi al-Nu’man around the year 349/960, was the official code of the Fatimid State. It was commissioned by the Fatimid caliph al Mu’iss li’Din Allah, both for the use of the State as well as the Isma’ili community. Imam al-Mu’izz closely scrutinized the entire work. It is therefore not surprising that the text is considered by the Musta’ili law upto the present day, and it remains a source of supreme authority ...
This is the first volume of the most authoritative text on Isma’ili law, Da’a’im al-Islam, which was the official code of the Fatimid Empire. It covers the topics of faith, devotion, ritual purity, prayer, funerals, the alms tax, fasting, pilgrimage, and jihad. Published for the first time in paperback, it is an essential reference work for lawyers, judges, and scholars of religious and socio-legal studies.
This classic work, an authoritative treatise on Islamic law, examines the law in its social, historical, and political context. In the original book Fyzee lucidly explains, apart from the extant law, its background, sources, history, development, and complexities. The fifth edition, revised and updated by Tahir Mahmood, traces changes and modifications that have taken place in the law since the publication of the fourth edition in 1974. It highlights more than ...
This classic work, written by one of the greatest modern scholars of Islamic law, focuses on the need for a reinterpretation of Islamic jurisprudence and for a rediscovery of its original philosophy. Fyzee presents a fresh critique of Islam based on historical, scientific, and comparative principles. He contends that rules of law can be modified in modern times for the purpose of healthy reforms without compromising on the essential spirit of Islam. Beginning ...