Islamic legislation was not created all at once. It was formed gradually and underwent different evolutions. It has gone through several phases that it is important to know and study in order to have a clear and deep understanding of the way in which scholars have, over time, developed methodologies to deduce legal status from the texts of the Quran and Sunnah.

Through the reading of this book, the student of Islamic sciences will acquire an overview of the history and evolution of Islamic legislation. Indeed, the author begins

from the first revelation and follows the course of the development of Islamic laws up to its time.