The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Law

This volume provides a comprehensive survey of the contemporary study of Islamic law and a critical analysis of its deficiencies. Written by outstanding senior and emerging scholars in their fields, it offers an innovative historiographical examination of the field of Islamic law and an ideal introduction to key personalities and concepts.

While capturing the state of contemporary Islamic legal studies by chronicling how far the field has come, the Handbook also explains why certain debates recur and indicates fundamental gaps in our knowledge. Each chapter presents bold new avenues for research and will help readers appreciate the contested nature of key concepts and topics in Islamic law. This Handbook will be a major reference work for scholars and students of Islam and Islamic law for years to come.

Anver M. Emon

Anver M. Emon is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Islamic Law and History and director of the Institute of Islamic Studies at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Religious Pluralism and Islamic Law, co-editor of the Oxford Islamic Legal Studies series, and founding editor of the journal Middle East Law and Governance.

Rumee Ahmed is Professor of Islamic Law and Canada Research Chair in Theology and Ethics at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of Sharia Compliant: A User's Guide to Hacking Islamic Law and Narratives of Islamic Legal Theory.

Editors' Introduction, Anver M. Emon and Rumee AhmedPart I Discipline and CritiqueA. Islamic Legal Studies1. Islamic Legal Studies: A Critical Historiography, Ayesha Chaudhry2. Fiqh, Anver M. Emon3. Islamic Law and Gender, Saadia Yacoob4. Islamic Law and Theology, Rumee Ahmed5. Anthropology and Islamic Law, John R. Bowen6. Falsafa and Law, Andrew F. MarchPart II Legal Theory and InstitutionsA. Legal Theory7. Ijtihad, Anver M. Emon8. Imami Shi'i Legal Theory: From its Origins to the Early-Twentieth Century, Robert Gleave9. Custom in the Islamic Legal Tradition, Ayman Shabana10. The Historiography of Sunni Usul al-Fiqh, Youcef Soufi11. Ijma', Mairaj U. SyedB. Institutions12. al-Qadi, Mohammad Fadel13. Hisba and Muhtasib, Kristen Stilt and M. Safa Saraçoglu14. The Mazalim in Historiography, Matthieu TillierPart III Origins, Empires, and StatesA. Historical Studies15. Origins of and Influences on Islamic law, Benjamin Jokisch16. The Classical Period: Scripture, Origins, and Early Development, Mariam Sheibani, Amir Toft, and Ahmed El Shamsy17. The Age of Development and Continuity, 12th-15th Centuries CE, Marion Katz18. The Historiography of Islamic Law During the Mamluk Sultanate, Matthew B. Ingalls19. Law in the Ottoman Empire, Haim Gerber20. A Historiography of Islamic Law in the Mughal Empire, M. Reza Pirbhai21. Delivering Justice: The Monarch's 'Urfi Courts and the Shari'a in Safavid Iran, Rula Jurdi Abisaab22. Anglo-Muhammadan Law, Syed Adnan Hussain23. Legislation as an Instrument of Islamic Law, Leonard WoodPart IV Regional VariationsA. Muslim-Majority States24. Islamic Law and Society in Southeast Asia, Melissa Crouch25. Islamic Law in Post-Revolutionary Iran, Antonia Fraser Fujinaga26. The Turkish Republic, Ruth A. Miller27. Islamic Law in South Asia: A Testament to Diversity, Jeff ReddingB. Muslim Minorities28. The Incorporation of Shari'a in North America: Enforcing the Mahr to Combat Women's Poverty Post-Relationship Dissolution, Natasha Bakht29. Islamic Law in Western Europe, Mathias Rohe30. Shari'a in Australia, Abdullah SaeedPart V Substantive Legal AreasA. Case Studies31. Islamic Law and Constitutions, Nathan J. Brown and Mara Revkin32. Islamic Law and Human Rights, Shannon Dunn33. Islamic Law and Finance, Anver M. Emon34. Animals, Kristen Stilt35. A Historiography of Islamic Family Law, Lynn WelchmanIndex