Al-Shaybani and the Islamic Law of War

@article{Kelsay2003AlShaybaniAT,
  title={Al-Shaybani and the Islamic Law of War},
  author={John Kelsay},
  journal={Journal of Military Ethics},
  year={2003},
  volume={2},
  pages={63 - 75}
}
  • John Kelsay
  • Published 1 April 2003
  • Political Science
  • Journal of Military Ethics
One of the ways Islamic tradition addresses questions of military ethics is through inquiries into the shari'a, indicating the ideal way of life and usually rendered as Islamic 'law'. Discussion of the shari?a includes an extended conversation concerning the justification and conduct of war. The work of al-Shaybani (d. 804) and other early scholars in the Hanafi school illustrates an important moment in this conversation, establishing precedents to which subsequent generations of Muslims… 
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