Islamic Law and the State

The Constitutional Jurisprudence of Shihāb Al-Dīn Al-Qarāfī

A discussion of the constitutional jurisprudence of an important Egyptian jurist of the M lik school, Shih b al-D n al-Qar f .

CHAPTER FOUR THE LIMITS OF LAW AGAINST THE TYRANNY OF THE
MADHHAB Je vous delivre d'une bete feroce, et vous me demandez par quoi je
la remplace. -Voltaire I. General Introductory As corporate entities, one would
expect al-Qarafi to impute to the madhhabs the broadest legal jurisdiction
possible, the better to provide the broadest protection to its constituent members.
Yet it appears that the perspicacious Maliki constitutionalist would be unable to
escape the ...