02130aam a22002411i 4500001001400000003000400014005001700018008004100035015001400076020003800090040002900128082001500157100003100172245011000203264005000313300002900363336002100392337002500413338002300438504003200461520137900493650001601872vtls000880237PNM20191204113945.0190703s2019    my     e      000 0 eng    aM19-06613  a9789672302018qpaperbackcRM27.00  aBNMbengcBNMerdadPPAK04a340.592230 aMohd. Daud Bakar,eauthor.10aRATIOCINATION IS ISLAMIC LEGAL THEORY :bFinding The Causation (Ta'lil) Of Islamic Law /cMohd Daud Bakar 1aKuala Lumpur :bAmanie Media Sdn. Bhd.,c2019  aviii, 143 pages ;c22 cm  atext2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier  aBibliography: pages 135-143  aThe book is all about rationality, logicism, coherency and to a large extent, the algorithm of predictability of Islamic law. Islamic law was never an illogical and haphazard law making process and will never be one.

The challenge lies within both Islamic and non Islamic communities focussing too much on the literature of fiqh (islamic jurisprudence) neglecting the dimensions of fatwa and qada' (opinions by mufti and judgement by judge). Rationality and coherency tend to manifest more in those dimensions relative to academic writings of the jurists (fuqaha).The good thing about the book - i reckon - is that it is comparative to Common Law and Civil Law systems respectively. As much as you will be exposed to Islamic law making process, in the process, you will be equally exposed to UK Common Law (judge law) and the Civil Law of the Continent (jurist law).The not-so-good point about the book is that it is very technical and heavy loaded. I have put special effort however to make the book readable even to ordinary man. My word of comfort though is that, if you like rationalism, the book is perfect for you irrespective of your background.

I am extremely happy to be able to come back to look at my core competency which is Islamic legal theory. I really hope the book is a good contribution to both Islamic libraries and legal studies libraries of the world.10aIslamic law