Disagreements of the Jurists: A Manual of Islamic Legal Theory

by Al-Qadi Al-Numan

Book Overview

A masterful overview of Islamic law and its diversity

Al-Qadi al-Nu'man was the chief legal theorist and ideologue of the North African Fatimid dynasty in the tenth century. This translation makes available for the first time in English his major work on Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh), which presents a legal model in support of the Fatimid claim to legitimate rule.

Composed as part of a grand project to establish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479808075
• ISBN13: 9781479808076
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"