The Epistle on Legal Theory A Translation of Al-Shafi'i's Risalah |
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| Author:
| al-Shafi'i, Muhammad ibn Idris |
| Translator:
| Lowry, Joseph E. |
| Foreword by:
| Ali, Kecia |
| Series title: | Library of Arabic Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-6998-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $86.99 |
Book Description:
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Includes a survey of the importance of Arabic as the language of revelation, principles of textual interpretation to be applied to the Qur'an and prophetic traditions, techniques for harmonizing apparently contradictory precedents, legal epistemology, rules of inference, and discussions of when legal interpretation is required.
Includes a survey of the importance of Arabic as the language of revelation, principles of textual interpretation to be applied to the Qur'an and prophetic traditions, techniques for harmonizing apparently contradictory precedents, legal epistemology, rules of inference, and discussions of when legal interpretation is required.