HISTORICAL INTERACTIONS OF LEGAL SYSTEMS: ADOPTION OF ISLAMIC LEGAL INSTITUTIONS BY COMMON LAW

The social situation of medieval Britain prior to its conquest by William، Duke of Normandy، in 1066 AD was so retarded. But، soon after that it was provided with such a great legal institutions and culture that، even today، give rise to a great surprise as to their magnificence، causing admirations by scholars. But، it raises queries regarding the original source of those legal institutions، for which no final response has been produced yet. But، certain western lawyers have traced great similarities between some legal institutions in Islamic law and Common law، indicating that the former may be the root of the latter. This Study has، with the aim of finding decisive answers to the queries، taken up the task of analyzing the status of certain Islamic legal institutions and comparison thereof with their counterparts in Common law. The findings reveal a wonderful historical achievements in this respect which، in the author''s idea، will result in the Islamization and localization of certain human sciences in a superior level.