The jurist and the theologian
Subtitle: speculative theology in Shafiʻi legal theory
By: Mohamed Ahmed Abdelrahman Eissa
Series: Islamic History and Thought -- 5; Islamic history and thought -- 5.
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9781463206185
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Islamic law; Interpretation and construction; Shafiites; Islam; Doctrines; History
Description: "This in-depth study examines the relation between legal theory (usūl al-fiqh) and speculative theology ('īlm al-kalām). It compares the legal theory of four classical jurists who belonged to the same school of law, the Shāfi?ī school, yet followed three different theological traditions. The aim of this comparison is to understand to what extent, and in what way, the theology of each jurist shaped his choices in legal theory."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-351) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Modern scholarship on the relationship between theology and legal theory --; title: The context --; title: The theology of qiyās --; title: The rule of law before the law --; title: Count the truth(s) ---- Conclusion.