Groundwork of the Moral Law: A New Look at the Qur'ān and the Genesis of Sharī'a
Abstract By reevaluating modernist assumptions in Islamicist scholarship and in Western moral and legal philosophy, I arrive at the conclusion that the Qur'ān was a source of Islamic law since the early Meccan period, when the Prophet Muhammad began to receive the Revelation. This conclusion, s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2009
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Islamic law and society
Year: 2009, Volume: 16, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 239-279 |
| Further subjects: | B
Ethics
B Law B GOOD WORKS B MORAL PHILOSOPHY B Qur'an B FACT / VALUE DISTINCTION |
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| Summary: | Abstract By reevaluating modernist assumptions in Islamicist scholarship and in Western moral and legal philosophy, I arrive at the conclusion that the Qur'ān was a source of Islamic law since the early Meccan period, when the Prophet Muhammad began to receive the Revelation. This conclusion, supported by extensive evidence from the Qur'ān itself, compels a modification in the standard narrative about the genesis of Islamic law. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5195 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Islamic law and society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/092893809X12547479392108 |