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The Epistle on Legal Theory: A Translation of Al-Shafi'i's Risalah - Library of Arabic Literature
Muhammad Ibn Idris Al-shafi'i
The Epistle on Legal Theory: A Translation of Al-Shafi'i's Risalah - Library of Arabic Literature
Muhammad Ibn Idris Al-shafi'i
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 H/820 AD), was the eponym of the Shafi'i school of legal thought, one of the four rites in Sunni Islam. This book deals with this work.
368 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 15, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9781479855445 |
Publishers | New York University Press |
Genre | Religious Orientation > Islamic |
Pages | 368 |
Dimensions | 210 × 142 × 28 mm · 504 g |
Translator | Lowry, Joseph E. |
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