Derivation of Islamic Law

Relatively little has been written in English with respect to Islamic legal tradition. Some would consider this a very serious shortcoming especially when considering the almost continuous state of tension in the Middle East and magnitude of the Islamic influence in general.

Today, the Islamic community is global and numbers in excess of 900 million practitioners (Esposito, 1991, p. 3) and continues to spread throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. It is found in such diverse environments as the former Soviet Union, China and in England. It represents the second largest of the world's religions and therefore must be considered a very prominent presence.

In Islam, as in Hinduism, the law is in legal theory, made by God. H

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of those in control. His message was similar to that presented by the Hebrew prophets which had proceeded him in that he functioned as a "warner" from God, asking people to repent because the final judgment was close at hand (Esposito, 1991, p. 9). As such, in his rejection of polytheistic belief, he undermined the religious prestige of the Umayyad clan and others in religious power in Mecca. These were the keepers of the Kaba, the religious shrine that contained all of the tribal idolatry. His actions also threatened the economic benefits that had been traditionally provided by the believers by way of their annual pilgrimage and festival surrounding this central repository of Arabian tribal religious belief. Additionally, by his claiming to be a prophet and insisting that all true believers belonged to a single universal community (called the umma) transcending all tribal bondage, he was serving to undermine Meccan tribal political power. Thus he toiled in Mecca for ten (10) years and gathered in Mecca a small band of faithful converts. The resistance and opposition to his preaching became even more intense in 619 AD, following the death of his wife and that of his uncle, Abu Talib, who had also been his protector. Ultimat
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