International Human Rights and Islamic Law

Mashood Baderin’s International Human Rights and Islamic Law is a monumental contribution to an area that needs more scholarly contributions from intellectuals and scholars of Islamic law. Currently, there is a paucity of perspectives on this issue from the standpoint of the Shari`ah. Besides enlig...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:acf39b5b107c475286140f641baff7802021-12-02T19:41:28ZInternational Human Rights and Islamic Law10.35632/ajis.v21i4.17512690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/acf39b5b107c475286140f641baff7802004-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/1751https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 Mashood Baderin’s International Human Rights and Islamic Law is a monumental contribution to an area that needs more scholarly contributions from intellectuals and scholars of Islamic law. Currently, there is a paucity of perspectives on this issue from the standpoint of the Shari`ah. Besides enlightening readers to the Shari`ah’s sources, nuances, intricacies, and dynamism, Baderin demolishes the myth of a clash of perspectives between the West and the Shari`ah. The reader comes away more knowledgeable about the mechanics of Islamic law and is able to glean that Islamic law is far more progressive, humane, and dynamic than the perception constructed by the neo-Orientalists. This book will be very illuminating for students, administrators, and judicial personnel not only from the western world, but also for those in the Islamic world. Besides being knowledgeable in Islamic law, scripture, and Hadith, Baderin shows a remarkable grasp and understanding of international human rights law. Each chapter is very comprehensive and informative from the secular and religious perspectives. After delineating the discourse, he describes and then defuses the apparent incompatibility between ... Farrukh B. HakeemInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 21, Iss 4 (2004)
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description Mashood Baderin’s International Human Rights and Islamic Law is a monumental contribution to an area that needs more scholarly contributions from intellectuals and scholars of Islamic law. Currently, there is a paucity of perspectives on this issue from the standpoint of the Shari`ah. Besides enlightening readers to the Shari`ah’s sources, nuances, intricacies, and dynamism, Baderin demolishes the myth of a clash of perspectives between the West and the Shari`ah. The reader comes away more knowledgeable about the mechanics of Islamic law and is able to glean that Islamic law is far more progressive, humane, and dynamic than the perception constructed by the neo-Orientalists. This book will be very illuminating for students, administrators, and judicial personnel not only from the western world, but also for those in the Islamic world. Besides being knowledgeable in Islamic law, scripture, and Hadith, Baderin shows a remarkable grasp and understanding of international human rights law. Each chapter is very comprehensive and informative from the secular and religious perspectives. After delineating the discourse, he describes and then defuses the apparent incompatibility between ...
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