Title Maṛlaḥa and the purpose of the law : Islamic discourse on legal change from the 4th/10th to 8th/14th century / by Felicitas Opwis.

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Description	1 online resource (xiv, 370 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Studies in Islamic law and society, 1384-1130 ; v. 31
	Studies in Islamic law and society ; v. 31.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-362) and index.
Contents	Introduction -- The emergence of Maṛlaḥa as a legal concept -- Integrating Maṛlaḥa into legal analogy (Qiyās) -- Applying Maṛlaḥa in legal precepts (Qawāʻid) -- Using substantive legal reasoning to integrate Maṛlaḥa into the law -- A comprehensive theory of Maṛlaḥa -- Conclusions.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Istiṛlāḥ (Islamic law)
	Common good -- History.
	Common good.
	History.
	Public interest law -- History.
	Public interest law.
	Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction -- History.
	Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	History.
Other Form:	Print version: Opwis, Felicitas Meta Maria. Maṛlaḥa and the purpose of the law. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010 9789004184169 (DLC) 2010004497 (OCoLC)503596225
ISBN	9789004185692 (electronic book)
	9004185690 (electronic book)
	9789004184169
	9004184163