Download or read book Dispensing Justice in Islam written by Muḥammad K̲ālid Masud and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dispensing Justice is designed to serve as a sourcebook of Islamic judicial practice and qadi judgments from the rise of Islam to modern times, drawing upon court records and qadi court records, in addition to literary sources. The volume fills a large gap in Islamic legal history. "Dispensing Justice" is designed to serve as a source book of Islamic judicial practice from the rise of Islam to modern times, drawing upon legal documents, qadi court records, archival marerials and literary souces. The volume fills a large ap in our understanding of Islamic legal history. (modified by Powers).