The history of Islamic law, an excellent reference book on the development of Islamic jurisprudence, by the Egyptian researcher and scholar of Sharia, Adab, and History, Shaykh Muhammad al-Khuduri Bey (1289/1872 - 1345/1927). Includes legislation during the life of the Prophet and the Companions, then legislation of the next generations in the various distinguished periods and the role of the prominent madhhabs up to current times.