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0631-1330-01 | Introduction to Islamic Law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This course provides a general introduction to Islamic (mainly Sunni) law and its institutions. Among other things it will survey the development of the law in the Middle Ages, the sources from which it is derived, the schools of law and the differences between them, the functions of the Qadi and the Mufti and the role of the law in society.