Qalandar-name. Chapter 8: “Praises to Four Imams” »
Journal: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología
Year: 2016

Presented fragment is the next part of the translation of the medieval poetic text “Qalandar-name” written by Abu Bakr Qalandar, the Sufi scholar from Crimea. This Chapter is devoted to praises to four founders of schools of islamic law (madhhab): an-Numan Abu Hanifa, Mukhammad ash-Shafii, Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Malik ibn Anas. Incorrect order of praises of Imams (Ibn Malik is mentioned after other three imams) shows that author of source belongs to Shafii madhhab. The author mentions the virtues