MURDER IN KHAYBAR: SOME THOUGHTS ON THE ORIGINS OF THE QASĀMA PROCEDURE IN ISLAMIC LAW

Abstract The institution of qasāma has intrigued both Muslim jurists and western scholars. The first were puzzled by its violation of essential legal principles, the latter by its apparent pre-Islamic origins. Because of its archaic and irrational character, western scholars assume that the institut...

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Main Author: Peters, Rudolph (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2002
In: Islamic law and society
Year: 2002, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 132-167
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