Equity and Fairness in Islam (Fundamental Rights and Liberties in Islam Series) - Softcover

Kamali, Mohammad Hashim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903682428 ISBN 13: 9781903682425

Publisher: The Islamic Texts Society, 2005

Synopsis

This is the first work in the English language to deal specifically with the subjects of equity and fairness in Islamic law. Prof M H Kamali relates these concepts to the Islamic legal notion of istihsan, thus taking these concepts back to their origin in the Qur''an, the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and the era of the Companions of the Prophet in the first two centuries of Islam. Equity and Fairness in Islam contains in-depth explorations of equity and its applications, and it also attempts to apply the concepts of equity and fairness to certain issues of contemporary concern and especially to commercial transactions. The issues raised here are related to Islamic banking, sale transactions, charitable endowments, pensions funds and other long-term saving accounts.

The concluding part of the book deals with the relationship between the concepts of equity and fairness, and the goals and objectives of Islamic law, and how these two concepts can work as an instruments for securing the objectives of Islamic law. Equity and Fairness in Islam can be read in conjunction with other M H Kamali''s titles, especially Islamic Commercial Law.

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About the Author

Mohammad H. Kamali is a professor of Islamic law at the International Islamic University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has held numerous academic positions in Canada and the U.S., and is the author of Freedom, Equality and Justice in Islam, Freedom of Expression in Islam, and Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Islamic Texts Society
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903682428
• ISBN 13: 9781903682425
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152