The Muslims Internet Directory

by Abu Bilal Mustafa Al-Kanadi

Thesis chronicles the influences of non-Muslims and foreign elements in the development of Islamic law since the beginning of the 18th century.

Riffat Hassan provides this review of the Qur'an as the Magna Carta of human rights.

Read quotes from the revered Imams Abu Haneefah, Maalik ibn Anas, Shaafi'i and Ahmad ibn Hanbal regarding following the Sunnah.

Knut S. Vikor provides a history of the development of the Shari'ah in his attempt to see how globalization formed in the early Islamic world.

Contains simple definitions of the Shari'ah or sacred law, and the Fiqh, Islamic jurisprudence.

School essay provides a general overview of Sharia or Islamic law and its applications.

Furnishes a summary of the history and modern use of the Sharia, an Islamic legal system based upon the Koran, the Sunna and other early texts.

Summarizes the rule of Sharia or Islamic law in regards to the governance of how Muslims pray, eat and behave.

Abu Talut compares the US Constitution to the Islamic Shariah and espouses the submission to Allah for all troubles and conflicts.

Provides a review and purchasing details for a book by Abdur Rahman I. Doi that explains essential elements of the Shariah.

Imam Ahmed Raza Khan explains Shariah and Tariqah or revealed law and observance.

Shariah or Islamic Law - Books

Provides a detailed guide to understanding sacred law and Islamic jurisprudence, known to Muslims as Shari'ah and Fiqh.

Reviews the principles of permissibility and prohibition in Islamic law in relation to working, business, marriage, divorce, dress and food.

Taha Jabir Al 'Alwani's multi-chapter study recounts the history of Islamic law and the emergence of the four schools of Sharia.

Contains transcripts from lectures held by Dr. Jur and Christina Jones that explain women's rights under Islamic law.

Provides a history of the writing of the Hadith and encourages the unification of the Old Testament, New Testament and Koran.

Provides a short study of the origins of the Sharia or Islamic law and its application in modern Islamic societies.

Abdur Rahman I. Doi presents a series of quotes attributed to the Prophet Muhammad regarding women's social behavior.