About the Book Islamic Law has such qualities that it could be applied fruitfully by any nation without having to believe in its Divine origins, even if full benefits are not obtained because of the denial. Islamic Law is a time-tested set of laws. The advantage of the ‘Principles of Law’ as developed by the earliest Islamic Jurists is that it allows for any individual of any age to scrutinize and criticize it. Whenever studied by other than Islamic legal experts, it has not failed to impress its researchers with the rigour of its Principles, its meticulous application of logic, and freedom of the Law from loopholes – characteristics the absence of which lawyers in other systems skillfully exploit to get criminals off the hook. This book is an attempt to present, as lucidly as possible, the nature and development of the founding principles of Islamic jurisprudence.
The Author Syed Iqbal Zaheer, a mechanical engineer by training and profession, is today a well-known researcher and writer on Islam, its culture and civilization. Quite apart from the Tafsir Ishraq al-Ma'ani, the fourteen-volume commentary on the Qur'an, he is also the author of numerous books and booklets on Islam. Recently, he headed, in his capacity as the Chief Editor, the ambitious 'An Educational Encyclopedia of Islam' project which is a two-volume, 1300 multicolour page, compendium of knowledge on Islam, its civilization and heritage. The Young Muslim Digest, one of the most authentic periodicals on Islam in English has been edited by him since the last three decades.
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