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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462119003321

Autore

Nuʻmān ibn Muḥammad Abū Ḥanīfah <d. 974.>

Titolo

The Epistle of the eloquent clarification concerning the refutation of Ibn Qutayba [[electronic resource] /] / al-Qadi al-Nu'man b. Muhammad ; critical edition with an introduction by Avraham Hakim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston [Mass.], : Brill, 2012

ISBN

1-280-69861-6

9786613675576

90-04-21666-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Collana

Islamic history and civilization, , 0929-2403 ; ; v. 90

Altri autori (Persone)

ḤakimAvraham

Disciplina

340.5/9

Soggetti

Islamic law

Ismailites

Islam - Doctrines

Pillars of Islam

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / Avraham Hakim -- Introduction / Avraham Hakim -- Abbreviations and Bibliography / Avraham Hakim -- Arabic Text with References and Index / Avraham Hakim.

Sommario/riassunto

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 illustrious 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).