Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

ISS 402 — Advanced Study of Muslim Law

ISS department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

give legal opinions on Islamic judicial and legal matters
reconcile differences of opinion on the practices or interpretations of Islamic law
appreciate the dynamics and trajectories in legal traditions in Islam, and
explain the foundational contributions of early Muslim jurists to Islamic legal heritage

Course contents

Original sources of Muslim Law. Contributions of early companions to legal knowledge. Ijtiḥād and Mujtahidūn. The Shari c ah in modern times. Modern reforms concerning marriage, divorce, inheritance. The principles of al-Siyāsah Shaī c iyyah, al-Ta c sīr, al-Takhayyur and al-Talfīq. Recent demand for Sharī c ah in some Muslim countries.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study ISS 402.

ISS 402 — Advanced Study of Muslim Law

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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