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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792215703321

Autore

Mustafa Abdul Rahman

Titolo

On taqlid : Ibn al Qayyim's critique of authority in Islamic law

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2013

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

340.5/9

Soggetti

Taqlåid - Interpretation and construction

Islamic law

Law, Politics & Government

Canon Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Abdul-Rahman Mustafa offers a translation of a large extract from the book 'I'lam al Muwaqqi'in 'An Rabb al 'Alamin', by the 13th-century Islamic scholar, Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyya. The 'I'lam' comprises an extensive discussion of the subject of taqlīd, or legal imitation.