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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Main Author: Hallaq, Wael B. 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2009
In: 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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