Introduction: A Systematic Approach to Islam and Constitutional Practice

In this section, I introduce some preliminary remarks about methodology and scope of the book, providing some definitions and defining terminological issues. At the same time, in my introduction, I outline some basic notions about sharı̄ʿa and its relationship with the Western concept of law, highlighting some of the conceptual differences in terms of legal comprehension and legal categorization that will be examined through the various constitutional models in a dynamic way.