THE DOCTRINE OF THE RULE OF LAW UNDER ISLAMIC LAW AND ITS JURISTIC APPROACH IN THE MUSLIM STATE

ABSTRACTThe doctrine of the Rule of Law is of no doubt a well established and rooted doctrine under Islamic legal system as well as the conventional legal system. From the time of the ruling of the Noble Prophet of Islam (PBUH) to the time of the four rightly guided Caliphs, this doctrine of rule of law is well followed and this can be seen in the various practices of the Noble Prophet and the rightly guided Caliphs. However, over time, due to the partial submission of some aspect of Islamic tenets to western civilization, the doctrine of rule of law appear to have lost some of it’s applicable principle in an Islamic community. In view of the above submission, this essay finds it important to examine the doctrine of rule of law under Islamic law, its juristic approach and its applicability in Muslim state.
TABLE OF CONTENTS COVER PAGE....................................................................................................................CERTIFICATION PAGE..................................................................................................ABSTRACT..........................................................................................................................DEDICATION.....................................................................................................................ACKNOWLEDGMENT....................................................................................................TABLE OF CASES.............................................................................................................LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS............................................................................................
CHAPTER ONEGENERAL INTRODUCTION1.0.0.INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................1.1.0.BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY.........................................................................1.2.0.OBJECTIVES OF STUDY......................................................................................1.3.0.FOCUS OF STUDY.................................................................................................1.4.0.SCOPE OF STUDY..................................................................................................1.5.0.METHODOLOGY....................................................................................................1.6.0.LITERATURE REVIEW.........................................................................................1.7.0.DEFINITION OF TERMS.......................................................................................1.8.0.CONCLUSION.........................................................................................................

CHAPTER TWOTHE RULE OF LAW UNDER ISLAMIC LAW2.0.0. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................2.1.0. HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE RULE OF LAW UNDER ISLAMIC LAW.2.2.0. HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE CONVENTIONAL RULE OF LAW..........2.3.0. AN OVERVIEW OF THE VARIOUS SCHOOLS OF THOUGHTS IN ISLAM....2.3.0.1. THE HANAFI SCHOOL OF THOUGHT …………..............................................2.3.0.2. THE MALIKI SCHOOL OF THOUGHT................................................................ 2.3.0.3 THE SHAFI’I SCHOOL OF THOUGHT................................................................2.3.0.4. THE AMBALI SCHOOL OF THOUGHT............................................................2.4.0. CONCLUSION............................................................................................................
CHAPTER THREETHE MUSLIM STATE3.0.0 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................3.1.0. HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE MUSLIM STATE......................................3.1.0.1. WHO IS A MUSLIM?.............................................................................................3.2.0. CHARACTERISTICS OF A MUSLIM STATE.....................................................3.3.0. THE ROLE OF A MUSLIM STATE........................................................................3.4.0. CONCLUSION............................................................................................................
CHAPTER FOURJURISTIC APPROACH TO THE DOCTRINE OF RULE OF LAW IN ISLAM4.0.0. INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................4.1.0. PROPHETIC APPROACH TO THE DOCTRINE OF RULE OF LAW..................4.2.0. EARLY JURISTIC APPROACH.............................................................................4.3.0 MODERN JURISTIC APPROACH..........................................................................4.4.0. AREAS OF OVERLAP.............................................................................................4.5.0. CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………....
CHAPTER FIVEGENERAL CONCLUSION5.0.0. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION......................................................................................5.1.0. RECOMMENDATION..............................................................................................BIBLIOGRAPHY...............................................................................................................ARTICLES IN JOURNALS..............................................................................................ARTICLES ON THE INTERNET....................................................................................BOOKS................................................................................................................................NEWSPAPER REPORT ON THE INTERNET.............................................................THESIS…………………………………………………………………………................