THE GOALS OF SHARIA LAW: A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE IN ARABIC LANGUAGE Cover Image

CILJEVI ŠERIJATA: PREGLED SAVREMENE LITERATURE NA ARAPSKOME JEZIKU
THE GOALS OF SHARIA LAW: A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE IN ARABIC LANGUAGE

Author(s): Nedim Begović
Subject(s): Islam studies, Comparative Study of Literature, Theory of Literature, Sharia Law
Published by: Fakultet islamskih nauka u Sarajevu
Keywords: The goals of Sharia; mekasidu-š-Šeri'ah;

Summary/Abstract: In the second half of the twentieth and the beginning of the twenty-first century there has been a strong revival of interest to study the aims of Sharia law (mekasidu-š-Šeri'ah), in Muslim world as well as in the West. The researchers have recognized two basic functions of dealing with mekasidu-š-Šeri'ah, and they are: understanding of Islamic law heritage and formulation of new legal solutions and theories. Some modern Islamic authors have pointed out the role of mekasidu-š-Šeri'ah, which they can have in the revival of Islamic law methodology. This paper gives a panoramic survey of the contemporary law literature in Arabic language which treats various aspects of the Sharia law goals.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 169-185
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Bosnian