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Part I - Islamic Legal Theory (Uṣūl al-Fiqh) and Related Genres

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2024

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Islamic Law in Context
A Primary Source Reader
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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