Muhammad Ibn Idris Al Shafi I: 2 books
The Epistle on Legal Theory
A Translation of Al-Shafi'i's Risalah
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
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. 204/820), was the eponym of the Shafi'i school of legal thought, one of the four rites in Sunni Islam. This...
by Joseph E. Lowry, Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
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. 204/820), was the eponym of the Shafi'i school of legal thought, one of the four rites in Sunni Islam. This...