Comparing shariah with law: methodological complexity in the modern context

• Main Authors: Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah, Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas, Laluddin, Hayatullah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Lexis Nexis 2020
• Subjects: KBP Islamic Law; KBP173.25 Islamic law and other disciplines or subjects
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/81079/1/Comparison%20between%20Shariah%20and%20Positive%20Law%20.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/81079/9/Acceptance%20letter.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/81079/; http://www.lexisnexis.com.my/en-my/products/shariah-law-journal.page

Comparing Shariah with law is a common practice both in the Shariah and law schools. There are various levels of comparison from a simple curiosity to find the differences and similarities between Shariah and a positive legal system, whether Common Law or Civil Law, to a more advanced level of compa...