The Mejelle
An English Translation of Majallah el-Ahkam-i-Adilya and a Complete Code on Islamic Civil Law
Cedvet Pasha

The Mejelle was the civil code of the Ottoman Caliphate (1877-1926), and is considered to be the first attempt to codify Islamic law. In recent decades much research has been undertaken to examine the provisions contained in Mejelle and the extent of their compatibility to the current civil codes of many Muslim countries. Today the Mejelle is used as one of the main sources of the study of Islamic law in institutions of higher learning. This new reprint appeals not only to academics but also practitioners.

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379 pages
The Other Press, 2001
ISBN 9839541129

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Islamic Law of Business Organization: Partnerships
Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee

The author attempts to spell out the Islamic principles on which business enterprise should be based, especially in the area of partnership. His acute awareness of Islamic laws on the subject are matched by an equally striking awareness of the forms of business organization in vogue in the contemporary world. The work is a serious scholarly effort to sort out complicated questions, to enunciate Islamic principles relative to business enterprise, and to apply them in the changing context of present-day business. First published by the International Institute for Islamic Thought in 1997.

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360 pages
The Other Press, 2002
ISBN 9839541307


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Theories of Islamic Law: The Methodology of Ijtihad
Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee

This book presents usul al-fiqh, the Islamic legal theory, as being comprised of three major theories or methodologies. Each has had a distinct function to perform in the development of Islamic law. The first theory is based on the operation of general principles and the analytical method, the methodology of the second incorporates strict interpretation and analogy, while the third theory is based on the purposes of the Islamic shari'ah. The book presents the content of Islamic legal theory in a manner that reflects the traditional approach, but takes into account the needs of the modern lawyer, judge, and scholar.

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356 pages
The Other Press, 2002
ISBN 9839541315

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Islamic Jurisprudence
Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee

Usul al-Fiqh, or Islamic jurisprudence, is replete with subtleties that challenge even the most intelligent minds. The author has simplified the subject to serve the needs of non-specialists. This work is a significant addition to the textbooks available on Islamic jurisprudence in English. Previously published by IIIT in 2000.

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423 pages
The Other Press, 2003
ISBN 9839541374

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The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam
Al-Halal wal Haram fil-Islam
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
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Al-Halal wal Haram fil-Islam is widely considered an authoritative text and has enjoyed huge readership in the Muslim world in countless editions and translations. It answers questions facing Muslims today based on authentic references in Islamic jurisprudence and fiqh. The fields covered include rituals, business dealings, marriage and divorce, food and drink, dress, individual and group relations.

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356 pages
Islamic Book Trust, 2001
ISBN 983915429X

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Cabinet Principles in Malaysia
Abdul Aziz Bari

This is the first and perhaps the only work on the principles governing cabinet government in Malaysia. It is written from the perspective of a constitutional lawyer and takes into account the non-legal factors that have shaped and influenced the workings of the cabinet. Updated and revised, this edition includes some of the latest developments and commentaries on recent case law involving constitutional principles on cabinet. 

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150 pages
The Other Press, 2002
ISBN 9839541250

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The Text of the Historic Judgement on Riba by the Supreme Court of Pakistan
Justice M. Taqi Usmani

December 23, 1999 was the date on which Pakistan’s highest court passed judgment on riba. The implementation of the judgment was, however, postponed several times by the Pakistani regime. Well-researched and historic in nature, this is a useful work for students of Islamic law and economics.

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160pages
The Other Press, 2001
ISBN 983954117X

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The Law and Institution of Zakat
Farishta G de Zayas

The author carefully and comprehensively examines the rules of Zakat from the most authentic sources, viz., the Qur'an, the reliable Hadiths and classical works of fuqaha (jurists). Since Zakat is a religious obligation with a social and spiritual function, it is incumbent on all individual Muslims as well as its institutional administrators to acquire a thorough knowledge of its fundamental principles and to its implementation in law at state level. This book clarifies the fundamentals of Zakat for Muslims in general and is essential reading for Zakat officials. First published in Damascus in 1960.

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452 pages
The Other Press, 2003
ISBN 9839541285

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This Law of Ours and Other Essays
Muhammad Asad

The essays in this book aim to clarify the confusion prevailing in the Muslim Ummah on the scope and practical implications of Islamic law. Based on the writings published by Muhammad Asad in the 1940's, the issues discussed are relevant to the present situation despite all the changes which have come about the Muslim world.

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195 pages
Islamic Book Trust, 2000
ISBN 9839154109

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Malaysian Constitution: a Critical Introduction
Abdul Aziz Bari

This work by one of Malaysia's well-known constitutional experts, Professor Abdul Aziz Bari, offers a general overview of Malaysia's constitutional principles, identifies problems in the country, and provides insights to facilitate a critical outlook of the constitution. The book avoids details on legal provisions and case law and is written for readers in the legal profession as well as the general public.

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320 pages
The Other Press, 2003
ISBN 9839541366

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The Shorter Book on Muslim International Law
Kitab al-Siyar al-Saghir
Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani
English translation, edited and annotated, by Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi

Al-Shaybani’s Kitab al-Siyar al-Saghir is a systematization and codification of the international law of Islam in the second century of Hijrah. For example, al-Shaybani (749-804AD) enunciated the rules of belligerency for Muslims, in that the fighters for the sake of faith and religion are not allowed to kill women, children, aged persons, invalids, paralytics, monks and hermits, and other non-belligerents on the warring side, and that the killing of hostages is strictly forbidden.  Includes Arabic text with English translation, a lengthy introduction on the development of Muslim International Law and (1) instructions about conduct of war, (2) the army's treatment of believers, (3) re-acquistion of property, (4) management of Kharaj, (5) peace and reconciliation, (6) intermarriages of the people of war and trade relations, (7) injunctions about apostates, (8) rebels, (9) booty, with notes, references, bibliography and index. 
No. 39  of Great Books of Islamic Civilization Series

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199 pages
Islamic Research Institute, 1998
ISBN 9694081947

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The Book of Finance
Kitab al-Amwal
Abu ‘Ubayd al-Qasim b. Salam
English translation by Noor Mohammad Ghiffari

This compilation of traditions and historical events regarding sources of revenue of the early Islamic State and its public and fiscal policy is attributed to Abu ‘Ubayd al-Qasim b. Salam who was born in Khurasan around 150AH. Its 93 chapters can be divided into two parts: (1) revenues which are imposed upon and received from the non-Muslim citizens of the Islamic state and (2) the compulsory religious tax upon rich Muslims for their poor and needy brethren. This translation is based on the Arabic text edited from a rare manuscript of the work preserved in Dar-al-Kutub al-Misriyyah, Cairo, dated 570 AH. Not only a treatise of the fiscal system of Islam, this volume is a treasure of information concerning law, history, geography, administration and jurisprudence.
No. 25 in the Great Books of Islamic Civilization Series 

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550 pages
Pakistan Hijra Oouncil, 1991
ISBN 9698016384



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Hijab or Niqab, an Islamic Critique of the Face-Veil
Syed Mutawalli ad-Darsh
(new edition)

The author examines the subject of the face-veil (niqab) from the point of view of the Qur'an, the Sunnah and Ijma (consensus of ulama). The book includes an Introduction by Mazheruddin Siddiqui on social restriction on men and women as well as the purdah (face-veil) to elucidate some of the salient points made by Dr. Darsh.

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125 pages
Islamic Book Trust 2003
ISBN 9839154524

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Landlord and Peasant in Early Islam: a study of the legal doctrine of Muzara`a or sharecropping)
Ziaul Haque

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420 pages
Islamic Research Institute
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The Doctrine of Ijma‘ in Islam
Ahmad Hasan

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278 pages
Islamic Research Institute
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Analogical Reasoning in Islamic Jurisprudence
Ahmad Hasan
 

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500 pages
Islamic Research Institute
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Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence
Ahmad Hasan

What was the Prophet's understanding of 'power'? How did he acquire, use, increase and generate new power? This little book studies the Seerah (life-history of the Prophet) from a 'power perspective', outlining areas in which the intellectuals must work in studying the Seerah.

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422 pages
Islamic Research Institute
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Shatibi’s Philosophy of Islamic Law
Muhammad Khalid Masud

 

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306 pages
Islamic Research Institute
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Sales and Contracts in Early Islamic Commercial Law
‘Abdullah ‘Alwi Haji Hassan
 

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269 pages
Islamic Research Institute
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