The Search for God's Law : Islamic Jurisprudence in the Writings of Sayf al-Din al-Amidi /
Using Amidi's work, Bernard Weiss explicates and discusses the various issues that define Islamic jurisprudence as an integrated system during the time of this important mainstream scholar. The Search for God's Law presents a lucid exposition of the relationship between sacred text and mun...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Herndon, Va. :
International Institute of Islamic Thought,
2010.
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Edición: | Revised ed. |
Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Search for God's Law; Contents; Preface to the Revised Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Introduction; Part I Postulates; Chapter 1. The Theological Postulates; Chapter 2. The Fiqh Postulates; Chapter 3. The Lugha-related Postulates; Part II The Indicators of God's Law; Chapter 4. The Qur'ān and the Sunna; Chapter 5. The Ijmāc; Chapter 6. The Transmission of Texts; Chapter 7. Commands; Chapter 8. General and UnqualifiedExpressions; Chapter 9. Ambiguity, Lucidity, and Diversion to Nonapparent Meaning; Chapter 10. Implication; Chapter 11. Abrogation.
- Chapter 12. Analogy: Definition and Conditions of ValidityChapter 13. Analogy: Ascertaining the Occasioning Factor; Chapter 14. The Defense of Analogy; Chapter 15. Istidlāl and the Invalid Indicators; Part III Mujtahids, Muftīs, and Commoners; Chapter 16. Ijtihād and the Mujtahid; Chapter 17. Consultation and Advice: The Mujtahid as Muftī; Part IV The Weighing of Conflicting Indicators; Epilogue; Notes; Index.