TY - BOOK AU - Opwis,Felicitas Meta Maria TI - Maṣlaḥa and the purpose of the law: Islamic discourse on legal change from the 4th/10th to 8th/14th century T2 - Studies in Islamic law and society, AV - KBP456 .O69 2010eb U1 - 340.5/9 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Istiṣlāḥ (Islamic law) KW - Common good KW - History KW - Public interest law KW - Islamic law KW - Interpretation and construction KW - RELIGION / Islam / Law KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-362) and index; Introduction -- The emergence of Maṣlaḥa as a legal concept -- Integrating Maṣlaḥa into legal analogy (Qiyās) -- Applying Maṣlaḥa in legal precepts (Qawāʻid) -- Using substantive legal reasoning to integrate Maṣlaḥa into the law -- A comprehensive theory of Maṣlaḥa -- Conclusions UR - http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=350960 ER -