Malik's concept of ''Maslahah'' (The consideration of the common good): a critical study of the method as a means of achieving the goals and purposes of Islamic law... (Ph.D. Dissertation)

Full title: Malik's concept of ''Maslahah'' (The consideration of the common good): a critical study of the method as a means of achieving the goals and purposes of Islamic law with special reference to its application at the Shari'a courts in Northern Nigeria