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Ahmed El Shamsy
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Associate Professor, University of Chicago. His publications include The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History (2013).

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Sharia, the fundamental religious concept of Islam—namely, its law. The religious law of Islam is seen as the expression of God’s command for Muslims and, in application, constitutes a system of duties that are incumbent upon all Muslims by virtue of their religious belief. Known as the sharīʿah…
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