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The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law (Themes in Islamic Law) (1st Edition) by Wael B. Hallaq Paperback, 250 Pages, Published 2004 ISBN-10: 0-521-00580-9 / 0521005809 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-00580-7 / 9780521005807 In recent years, Islamic law, or Shari'a, has been appropriated as a tool of modernity in the Muslim world and in the West and has become highly politicised in consequence. Wael Hallaq's magisterial overview of Shari'a sets the record straight by examining the doctrines and practices of Islamic law |