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Introduction

This is a guide for researching Islamic law resources in the C J Koh Law Library as well as open access resources on the Internet, with a specific focus on Singapore.

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See: LL4097/LL5097/LL6097 Islamic Law - Recommended Readings

Islam, law and the modern State : (re)imagining liberal theory in Muslim contexts by Arif Jamal
Call Number: KA616 Jus.Ja 2018 / E-Book
ISBN: 9781138205482
Publication Date: Routledge, 2018-03-23
Main textbook for the LL4097 Islamic Law course.

Description: One of the most salient issues confronting contemporary Muslim societies is how to relate the legal and political heritage that developed in pre-modern Islamic polities to the political order of the modern states in which Muslims now live. To address this, the central argument by the author is that liberal theory, and in particular justice as discourse, can be normatively useful in Muslim contexts for relating religion, law and state.
An Introduction to Islamic Law by Wael B. Hallaq
Call Number: E-book (Print: KA615 Hal 2009)
ISBN: 9780521678735
Publication Date: Cambridge University Press, 2009-07-09
This text is recommended reading for Islamic law courses at several universities. It is written by Hallaq, a pre-eminent and established expert for Islamic legal studies, and Avalon Foundation Professor in Columbia University.

Description: Part 1 discusses pre-modern Islamic law, while Part 2 explains how it was transformed in the colonial period. It then charts recent developments and how Islamists have negotiated the changes. The book with its chronology, glossary and lists of further readings will serve as a helpful introduction for first time students learning the fundamentals of Islamic law.

Oxford Bibliographies - Shari'a (Islamic Law)
Developed cooperatively with scholars and librarians worldwide, Oxford Bibliographies offers
exclusive, authoritative research guides across a wide variety of academic topics. This bibliography on Islamic law has a powerful list of authoritative recommendations for both general and specific topics to get you started.

Sharî'a: theory, practice, transformations by Wael B. Hallaq
Call Number: E-book (Print: KA615 Hal 2009)
ISBN: 9780521678742
Publication Date: Cambridge University Press, 2009-04-16
The above 'Introduction to Islamic Law" by Hallaq served as a primer and "select abridgement" of this main work. This book would thus be appropriate further reading for a detailed treatment of Islamic law.

Description: Hallaq addresses how Shari'a has been appropriated as a tool of modernity in the Muslim world and in the West, while becoming highly politicized as a consequence. He carefully examines the doctrines and practices of Islamic law within the context of its history, ranging from its Arabian beginnings, the Ottoman transofrmation and its spread to India, Africa and South-East Asia. The author unravels the complexities of this subject which will inform, engage and challenge the reader.
Sharia (Islamic Law) in the Contemporary World : A Legal Research Guide by Christopher Anglim
Call Number: KA618 Ang 2019
ISBN: 9780837740058
Publication Date: William S Hein & Co, 2019-01-01
This research guide examines the historical treatment of Islamic law and selected current issues of significance. The first part provides background information and an introduction to many of the issues that Shari'a addresses. The second part contains a concise yet comprehensive annotated bibliography of academic legal literature to assist those researching Shari'a. Individual sections cover primary sources (including statutes and case law), while subsequent chapters deal with secondary materials such as journals, treatises, and reference works on substantive areas of law.

Acknowledgments

We wish to acknowledge Zaleha Othman, Senior Librarian, NUS Libraries for being the original creator of this guide. It would not have been possible without her tireless work and effort.

We would also like to thank Associate Professor Arif Jamal, NUS Faculty of Law, and Zamiq Azmeer '18 (LL.B. (Hon.) NUS) for their advice and invaluable assistance in the creation and revision of this research guide.

Clement Lin Zikai '18 (LL.B. (Hon.) NUS) was the editor of this guide from Jan 2019 to April 2022.

For any queries relating to this Libguide, please email cjkohlib@nus.edu.sg.