{"product_id":"justice-and-islamic-law-by-jonathan-ac-brown-9781836432005","title":"Justice and Islamic Law","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat do you do when divine law and the justice demanded by your conscience clash? Muslims have wrestled with this problem since the earliest caliphates. The mazalim courts, dating back to the eighth century, were the answer: courts where any subject could appeal directly to an Islamic ruler regarding any matter of justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMazalim courts, which were not bound by the rulings of an established school of Islamic law, could address crises in authority and order that Sharia courts could not. Bestselling author Jonathan A.C. Brown unveils the history of mazalim courts, analyses the political, legal and theological thought of its tradition and contends that mazalim courts did not oppose or transcend Sharia, but operated within its limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJustice and Islamic Law\u003c\/em\u003e by Jonathan A.C. Brown provides a comprehensive exploration of this intriguing historical and legal phenomenon, offering valuable insights into its enduring significance in the realm of Islamic justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47548195340524,"sku":"9781836432005","price":69.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6556a0ee8c4a046d948ff2f750f81737.jpg?v=1776908784","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/justice-and-islamic-law-by-jonathan-ac-brown-9781836432005","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}