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Welcome to the subject guide for Islamic Law. This research guide is designed to support IOU students in locating both online and print resources relevant to the study of Islamic jurisprudence and legal thought.

It provides access to IOU Library subscription resources, including e-journals and e-book databases, as well as high-quality open-access sources. Please explore the tabs above to discover additional resources and research tools.

Primary Sources - Qur'an and Hadith

Collections of Ahadith
Collections include:
Sahih Bukhari صحيح البخاري
Sahih Muslim صحيح مسلم
Sunan al-Nasa'i سنن النسائي
Sunan Abi Dawud سنن أبي داود
Jami` al-Tirmidhi جامع الترمذي
Sunan ibn Majah سنن ابن ماجه
The Noble Qur'an
Translations of the Qur'an.
Al-Tafsir.com
Translations of the Holy Qur’an in various languages. Please note that not all of the following translations are authentic.
The Holy Qur'an : text, translation & commentary
The Holy Qur'an : text, translation & commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali.
English and Arabic in parallel columns.
The Gracious Quran : a modern-phrased interpretation in English
The Gracious Quran : a modern-phrased interpretation in English by Ahmad Zaki Hammad.

Islamic Studies @ IOU

eTextbooks available at IOU Digital Library

A Comparative Study of the Religions of Today by Mohammed Ali Muhiyaddin
The Evolution of Fiqh: Islamic by Bilal Philips
Fiqh or Islamic jurisprudence is a complete set of instructions for everyday life driven from legitimate Islamic sources. This book is a historical perspective on the formation and divisions of schools of fiqh. In addition to that Dr Bilal Philips has also identified the negate and positive roles played by madh-habs in the past.
He further proposes a way in which all madh-habs can be unified...
The History of Islam by Akbar Shah Khan Najeebabadi
Publication Date: 2000

History stands as the most effective and valuable way to put nations on the course of progress and prosperity and to save them from the path of disgrace and degradation.
At a time when there is tough competition among the nations of the world to compete with one another, Muslims, despite having the most glorious history, appear to be detached and careless as regards their history...