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Description of  Shi ite Legal Theory: Sources and Commentaries (Gibb Memorial Trust)

Alongside the individual rules of Gods law (shara), there has been a vibrant history of more philosophical or theoretical discussions in Islamic thought. Where does Gods law come from? How are Gods rules to be discovered for situations not covered in the revealed sources? Who, within the Muslim community, can make a valid pronouncement on the content of the shara? The answers to these questions have been debated and discussed by Muslim scholars in the genre of literature called Read more