Lessons in Islamic Jurisprudence - Softcover

As-Sadr, Muhammad Baqir

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1851683933 ISBN 13: 9781851683932

Publisher: Oneworld Publications, 2005

Synopsis

Used widely by Shi'ite seminaries, and valued by Sunni scholars for its intellectual rigor, Muhammad Baqir as-Sadr's Lessons is a key study of Islamic jurisprudence. It covers topics from the general characterization of jurisprudence to such specialized issues as the assessment of the verbal divine-law argument, study of procedural principles, and reflections on the resolution of conflicting arguments. The new translation by Roy Mottahedeh from the original Arabic employs a carefully designed and appropriate English terminology, and features a significant amount of supporting material including a glossary of legal and theological concepts , and a full index of Arabic terms.

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About the Author

Roy Parviz Mottahedeh was the Gurney Professor of History, Emeritus, at Harvard University. He served as the Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard from 1987 to 1990 and as Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard from 2006 to 2011. His first book, Loyalty and Leadership in an Early Islamic Society, gained him a Guggenheim Fellowship, and he was among the first to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. His history of modern Iran, The Mantle of the Prophet, is an international bestseller which has been translated into numerous languages, and both this and his translation of Lessons in Islamic Jurisprudence by Muhammad Baqir As-Sadr are also available from Oneworld.

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Used widely by Shi'ite seminaries, and valued by Sunni scholars for its intellectual rigor, Muhammad Baqir as-Sadr's Lessons is a key study of Islamic jurisprudence. It covers topics from the general characterization of jurisprudence to such specialized issues as the assessment of the verbal divine-law argument, study of procedural principles, and reflections on the resolution of conflicting arguments. Throughout the work the reader is introduced to the active engagement with philosophy and reason which characterizes Shi'I thinking on legal matters. The new translation by Roy Mottahedeh from the original Arabic employs a carefully designed and appropriate English terminology, and features a significant amount of supporting material including a glossary of legal and theological concepts , and a ful; index of Arabic terms. With an introduction that skilfully traces the development of Islamic jurisprudence to provides an essential context for the following study, this volume will prove a useful and stimulating resource for theologians, historians, and scholars of Islamic Studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1851683933
• ISBN 13: 9781851683932
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 218