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views of the Sunni legal schools and their founders. Lastly, chapter 6 pur ­
ports to offer a new methodology in the study of Islamic law. 

The first and last chapters contain most ofMumisa's ideological or legal 
philosophical discourse. Chapters 2 through 5 contain the bulk of his expo­
sition and, from time to time, offer gems of insight in the form of anecdotes 

or quotations from original scholarly texts. Just as frequently, however, 

Islamic Law is marred by blatant misspellings and other recurring editorial 
mistakes, which one may assume are no fault of the author. 

This monograph is available in standard quality paperback and has 
been cataloged by the Library of Congress as a work, first, oflslamic law 

- Philosophy, and, second, Islamic law - Interpretation and Construction.
Overall, it must be said that Islamic Law is a welcome though not crucial
addition to one's English language library of Islamic jurisprudence.

Arshad A. Ahmed, Esq. 
Partner, Ahmad & Moghul LLP 

Fremont, CA