The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law

Name: The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law
Author: Wael Hallaq

Wael Hallaq

Traces the emergence of Islamic law out of Near Eastern legal practice and early Muslim society up to the consolidation of the legal schools.

Keywords: early Islamic law, qadis, formative period, Joseph Schacht, legal schools

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Hallaq, Wael. The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law. 2005. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/hallaq-the-origins-and-evolution-of-islamic-law/