Description
| Product ID: | 9781847740175 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Abu Hanifah |
| Subtitle: | His Life, Legal Method & Legacy |
| Authors: | Author: Mohammed Akram Nadwi |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Biography: religious and spiritual, Biography: religious & spiritual, Islam, Islam |
| Description: | In this book Mohammad Akram reviews the life and legacy of Abu Hanifa, and surveys the evolution of the Hanafi school in different regions of the Islamic world. "Based on primary sources, this study...surveys the evolution of Hanafi legal reasoning (fiqh) in the Islamic world and assesses its historical distinctiveness." -Islamic Horizons Abu Hanifah Nu''man ibn Thabit was one of the greatest pioneers in the history of Islamic Law, particularly in legal reasoning. The Hanafi Legal School that he founded has become the most widely followed among the world''s Muslims. Based on primary sources, this study of the life and legacy of Abu Hanifah also surveys the evolution of Hanafi legal reasoning (fiqh) in different regions of the Islamic world and assesses its historical distinctiveness. Mohammed Akram Nadwi is a research fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, and is the author of several works including al-Muhaddithat: the Women Scholars in Islam (2007). |
| Imprint Name: | Kube Publishing Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Kube Publishing Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2011-05-05 |