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An Introduction to Islamic Law quranic Sciences even if our noses doThe study of Islamic law can be a forbidding prospect for those entering the field for the first time. Wael Hallaq, a leading scholar and practitioner of Islamic law, guides students through the intricacies of the subject in this absorbing introduction. The first half of the book is devoted to a discussion of Islamic law in its pre modern natural habitat. The second part explains how the law was transformed and ultimately dismantled during the