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Ahmed Fekry Ibrahim analyzes how these two concepts -the nurturing and upkeep of children, or 'custody', and caring for the child's education, discipline, and property- relate to the welfare of the child, and traces the development of an...

Since the formative period of Islamic law, jurists have debated whether it is acceptable for a law to be selected based on its utility. In Pragmatism in Islamic Law, Ahmed Fekry Ibrahim presents a detailed history of Sunni legal pluralism and the ways in which it was employed to accommodate …