Islamic jurisprudence: Sources and traditions creating diversity in human relationships

This chapter deals with important aspects of the growth and formation of Islamic jurisprudence Islamic jurisprudence and the factors and issues related to the study of human relationships in Islam. The chapter is divided into three important parts dealing with the sources of Islamic jurisprudence Islamic jurisprudence that promote flexibility, the traditions in Islamic jurisprudence Islamic jurisprudence that create diversity, and the imams and other people and their practices that are turning things around (re)defining the Muslims' relationships to God, the Nature, and fellow human beings. It explains why there ought to be many authentic and acceptable shari'a 'schools' of human relationships for human development in the Muslim majority countries.