Islamic law : theory and practice /
: "The papers in this collection were originally presented at a conference entitled 'Islamic law : theory and practice' held at Ashburne Hall, University of Manchester in June 1995" -- introd. : vi, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-244) and indexes. : 1860646522
al-Imām Muḥammad ibn Idris al-Shāfiʻi's al-Risāla fī uṣūl al-fiqh : treatise on the foundations of Islamic jurisprudence /
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Translation of : Risālah fī uṣūl al-fiqh.
Updated edition of : Islamic jurisprudence. 1961. :
xii, 379 pages ; 23 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-372) and index. :
0946621152
The Epistle of the eloquent clarification concerning the refutation of Ibn Qutayba /
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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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1 online resource (22, 175 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004216662 :
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