Shah Wali Allah's Treatises on Islamic Law Poetry in translation Tim Mackintosh-Smith begins his narrative

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Shah Wali Allah's Treatises on Islamic Law Poetry in translation Tim Mackintosh-Smith begins his narrativeThese new scholarly translations of Shah Wali Allahs two important treatises on Islamic law provide access to important debates on authority and reform in Islamic legal reasoning. The question of ijtihad (independent critical reasoning) vs. taqlid (adherence to the classical schools and rulings of Islamic law) continues to inform contemporary discussions of how Muslims as individuals and in their institutions and practice, can maintain fidelity and