Disability in Islamic Law

Disability in Islamic Law
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : 9781402050527
ISBN-13 : 1402050526
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Book Synopsis Disability in Islamic Law by : Vardit Rispler-Chaim

Download or read book Disability in Islamic Law written by Vardit Rispler-Chaim and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-10-31 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book analyzes attitudes to people with various disabilities based on Muslim jurists’ works in the Middle Ages and the modern era. Very little has been written so far on people with disabilities in a general Islamic context, much less in reference to Islamic law. The main contribution of the book is that it focuses on people with disabilities and depicts the place and status that Islamic law has assigned to them.


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