Understanding Islamic Law (Sharī’A)
Understanding Islamic Law (Sharī’a) bhala understanding 2e.indb 1 7/6/16 8:09 AM bhala understanding 2e.indb 2 7/6/16 8:09 AM Understanding Islamic Law (Sharī’a) second edition Raj Bhala Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law and Rice Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas School of Law Carolina Academic Press Durham, North Carolina bhala understanding 2e.indb 3 7/6/16 8:09 AM Copyright © 2016 Carolina Academic Press LLC All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Bhala, Raj, author. Title: Understanding Islamic law / Raj Bhala. Description: Second Edition. | Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016027161 | ISBN 9781632849502 (alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Islamic law. Classification: LCC KBP144 .B49 2016 | DDC 340.5/9--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016027161 Carolna Academic Press LLC 700 Kent Street Durham, NC 27701 Telephone (919) 489-7486 Fax (919) 493-5668 www.caplaw.com Printed in the United States of America bhala understanding 2e.indb 4 7/6/16 8:09 AM Bismillah ir Raḥmān ir Raḥīm (In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters. We must therefore consider ourselves and conduct ourselves as such. Together, we must say no to hatred, to revenge and to violence, particularly that violence which is perpetrated in the name of a religion or of God himself. God is peace, salām. His Holiness, Pope Francis (1936–), Bishop of Rome Address and Meeting with the Muslim Community Central Mosque Bangui, Central African Republic 30 November 2015 May the pure, brilliant sun of bodhicitta [enlightened mind] Dawn in each and every heart and mind Dispelling the darkness of suffering and confusion Unstoppably — until all are illumined and awakened.
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