May 30, 2024  
2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]

Courses


 

 

 

 

Arab and Islamic Civilizations

  
  • ARIC 439/5142 - Islamic Law (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

    Description
    A survey of the origins of Jurisprudence in Islam and its development up to the founding of the four schools. The course covers the main sources of fiqh, Qur’an and Sunna, together with ijma’ and qiyas, and the study of the growth of the Maliki, Hanafi, Shafi’i and Hanbali schools.

    When Offered
    Offered in fall and spring.