The Epistle on Legal Theory: A Translation of Al-Shafi'i's Risalah

by Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i

Book Overview

The Epistle on Legal Theory is the oldest surviving Arabic work on Islamic legal theory and the foundational document of Islamic jurisprudence. Its author, Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (d. 204/820), was the eponym of the Shafi'i school of legal thought, one of the four rites in Sunni Islam. This fascinating work offers the first systematic treatment in Arabic of key issues in Islamic legal thought. These include a survey of the importance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479855448
• ISBN13: 9781479855445
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"