The Islamic Legal Tradition

The Islamic Legal Tradition offers a sweeping comprehensive examination of the foundations, development, concepts, and methodologies that shape Islamic shari’a law. In addition, this book examines the various applications of shari’a on several fields, with special reference to Islamic finance and banking. Students and scholars alike will find this concise account of Islamic law indispensable.*Mohamed Abdelkhalek Omar is a former Professor of Law at Cairo University, with wide experience in arbitration and legal advice spanning 50 years. He has several books published on law and Islamic Shari’a.