The Epistle of the eloquent clarification concerning the refutation of Ibn Qutayba /
This is an edition of an early Shiite/Fatimid Arabic epistle that includes a controversy pertaining to several issues on Islamic law. Al-Qadi al-Nu'man (d. 363/974), the most famoust jurist of the early Fatimid period refutes the illustious Ibn Qutayba (d. 276/889). In his book Adab al-Katib, I...
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Arabic
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2012.
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Islamic History and Civilization
90.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223295.
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Call Number: KBP360.N86 A33 2012
| Summary: | This is an edition of an early Shiite/Fatimid Arabic epistle that includes a controversy pertaining to several issues on Islamic law. Al-Qadi al-Nu'man (d. 363/974), the most famoust jurist of the early Fatimid period refutes the illustious Ibn Qutayba (d. 276/889). In his book Adab al-Katib, Ibn Qutayba claimed that it was enough for civil servants (kuttab) to memorize a few legal formulas in order to be able to effectively do their work without the need of long dissertations on law from jurists. In the introduction to his epistle, al-Nu'man claims that without these dissertations the civil servants would not be able to apply the law correctly. Following this, al-Nu'man launches lengthy dissertations on each one of the succinct formulas listed by Ibn Qutayba. The main argument of al-Nu'man is that the only lawgivers in Islam are the prophet Muhammad and the Imams descendents of Ali (until the seventh Imam). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (22, 175 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004216662 |
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