"In this sourcebook, the authors have selected key passages from the laws of Judaism and Islam which allow a close examination of their mode of expression and medium of thought as well as the substance of the laws themselves. The selected passages concentrate on areas critical to the life of piety and faith as actually practiced within the two faith-communities - the relationship between the believer and God, between and among believers, at home in marriage, outside the home in the community and between the faithful and the infidels (for Islam) or idolaters (for Judaism)." "Judaism and Islam in Practice presents an invaluable collection of sources of Jewish and Islamic law and provides a unique analysis of the similarities and contrasts between the two faiths."--BOOK JACKET.

Between the faithful and God: prayer, fasting, ablutions. Introduction ; Prayer in Islam ; Prayer in Judaism ; Fasting in Islam ; Fasting in Judaism ; Ablutions in Islam ; Ablutions in Judaism ; Conclusions -- Among the faithful (I): betrothal, marriage, inheritance, divorce: how the family is regulated. Introduction ; Betrothal in Judaism ; Betrothal in Islam ; Marriage in Judaism ; Marriage in Islam ; Inheritance in Judaism ; Inheritance in Islam ; Divorce in Judaism ; Divorce in Islam ; Conclusions -- Among the faithful (II) : almsgiving and charity. Introduction. Charity in Islam ; Almsgiving in Judaism ; Support for the poor ; Conclusions -- Between the faithful and the outsider: defining the community and the other. Introduction ; Defining the community in the law of Judaism ; How the outsider is treated in the law of Judaism ; Defining the community in Islamic sources: the Qur'an, Hadith, Fiqh ; How the outsider is treated in the law of Islam ; Conclusions.