Ahmad Ibn Hanbal

by Christopher Melchert

In this pioneering biography, Christopher Melchert examines the forefather of the fourth of the four principal Sunni schools of jurisprudence, the Hanbali. Upholding the view that the Qur'an was uncreated and the direct word of God, Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780-855) thought that the holy text should be read literally, rejecting any possibility for metaphorical or revisionist interpretation. Showing that even in his own lifetime, ibn Hanbal's followers were...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851684077
• ISBN13: 9781851684076
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.6"