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The Islamic Law of War
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 374

The Islamic Law of War

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011-03-28
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  • Publisher: Springer

Al-Dawoody examines the justifications and regulations for going to war in both international and domestic armed conflicts under Islamic law. He studies the various kinds of use of force by both state and non-state actors in order to determine the nature of the Islamic law of war.

مناقب ابي عبد الله احمد بن محمد بن حنبل
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 588

مناقب ابي عبد الله احمد بن محمد بن حنبل

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-08-23
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  • Publisher: NYU Press

Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 H/855 AD), renowned for his profound knowledge of hadith--the reports of the Prophet's sayings and deeds--is a major figure in the history of Islam. Ibn Hanbal was famous for living according to his own strict interpretation of the Prophetic model and for denying himself even the most basic comforts in a city then one of the wealthiest in the word, and despite belonging to a prominent family. His piety and austerity made him a folk hero, especially after his principled resistance to the attempts of two Abbasid caliphs to force him to accept rationalist doctrine. His subsequent imprisonment and flogging became one of the most dramatic episodes of medieval Islamic hist...

The Life of Ibn Ḥanbal
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 471

The Life of Ibn Ḥanbal

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-10-04
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  • Publisher: NYU Press

"Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 H/855 AD), renowned for his profound knowledge of hadiths—the reports of the Prophet’s sayings and deeds—is a major figure in the history of Islam. He was famous for living according to his own strict interpretation of the Prophetic model and for denying himself the most basic comforts, even though his family was prominent and his city, Baghdad, was then one of the wealthiest in the world. Ibn Hanbal’s piety and austerity made him a folk hero, especially after he resisted the attempts of two caliphs to force him to accept rationalist doctrine. His subsequent imprisonment and flogging is one of the most dramatic episodes of medieval Islamic history, and his p...

Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 168

Ahmad Ibn Hanbal

Christopher Melchert examines the forefather of the fourth of the four principal Sunni schools of jurisprudence, the Hanbali. Upholding the view that the Qur'an was uncreated and the direct word of God, Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780-855) thought that the holy text should be read literally, rejecting any possibility for metaphorical or revisionist interpretation. Melchert assesses the importance of ibn Hanbal's teachings and analyses their relevance in modern Sunni Islam.

Virtues of the Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 544

Virtues of the Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-01-02
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  • Publisher: NYU Press

Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 H/855 AD), renowned for his profound knowledge of hadith—the reports of the Prophet’s sayings and deeds—is a major figure in the history of Islam. Ibn Hanbal’s piety and austerity made him a folk hero, especially after his principled resistance to the attempts of two Abbasid caliphs to force him to accept rationalist doctrine. His subsequent imprisonment and flogging became one of the most dramatic episodes of medieval Islamic history. Ibn Hanbal’s resistance influenced the course of Islamic law, the rise of Sunnism, and the legislative authority of the caliphate. Virtues of the Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal is a translation of the biography of Ibn Hanbal penned by the Baghdad preacher, scholar, and storyteller, Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 597 H/1201 AD). It includes insights into Ibn Hanbal’s childhood, travels, and teachings, as well as descriptions of his way of life. This second and final volume gives a vivid account of Ibn Hanbal’s legendary confrontation with the caliphal Inquisition, including his imprisonment, trial, and flogging. Ultimately, it recounts how the people of Baghdad came to admire him as a symbol of Sunni Islam.

Anecdotes for Reflection
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 168

Anecdotes for Reflection

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The Case of Rhyme versus Reason
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 676

The Case of Rhyme versus Reason

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004-08-01
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  • Publisher: BRILL

This book examines the life and times and poetry of the extremely prolific and versatile ‘Abbāsid poet Ibn al-Rūmī (d. 283/896). Particular attention is devoted to tracing the influences in his distinctive poetic style and themes.

God and Humans in Islamic Thought
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 240

God and Humans in Islamic Thought

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2006-09-27
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Winner of The Iranian World Prize for the Book of the Year 2007 in the Philosophy and Mysticism category. This new and original text provides a timely re-examination of Islamic thought, presenting a stark contrast to the more usual conservative view. The explanation of the relationship between God and humans, as portrayed in Islam, is often influenced by the images of God and of human beings which theologians, philosophers and mystics have in mind. The early period of Islam reveals a diversity of interpretations of this relationship. Elkaisy-Friemuth discusses the view of three scholars from the tenth and eleventh century: Abd al-Jabbar, Ibn Sina and Al-Ghazali, which introduce three different approaches of looking at the relationship between God and Humans. God and Humans in Islamic Thought attempts to shed light on an important side of medieval rational thought in demonstrating its significance in forming the basis of an understanding of the nature of God, the nature of human beings and the construction of different bridges between them.

Looking Back at al-Andalus
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 200

Looking Back at al-Andalus

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009-02-15
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  • Publisher: BRILL

Through an examination of a variety of literary genres composed in Arabic and Hebrew, this book examines the literary definition of al-Andalus by taking into account the role of memory, language, and literary convention in analyses of texts composed following cultural and political challenges to Arab hegemony in the Iberian Peninsula.

Custom in Islamic Law and Legal Theory
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 272

Custom in Islamic Law and Legal Theory

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2010-11-14
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  • Publisher: Springer

This book explores the relationship between custom and Islamic law and seeks to uncover the role of custom in the construction of legal rulings. On a deeper level, however, it deals with the perennial problem of change and continuity in the Islamic legal tradition (or any tradition for that matter).