The Hanbali School of Law and Ibn Taymiyyah: Conflict or Conciliation

Providing background material to the Hanbali School of law, this book gives a valuable account of the development of Hanbalite jurisprudence, placing the theoretical and conceptual parameters of this tradition within the grasp of the interested reader.

Author: Abdul Hakim I. Al-Matroudi
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 01/24/2006
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.46h x 6.16w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780415341561

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2006 pg. 210

About the Author

Abdul-Hakim al-Matroudi, visiting professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, specialises in Islamic law, the Islamic Judicial system and Qur'anic Law. He has a specialist interest in Hanbali law and Ibn Taymiyyah. Recently published works include 'The Hanbalī School of Law in the Light of Contemporary Western Studies', 'The Qur'an as a Source of Law: A Reassessment of Ahmad Ibn Hanbal's Use of the Qur'an as a Legal Source', 'Ibn Taymiyyah's Evaluation of Istihsan in the Hanbali School of Law', 'Circumstantial Evidence and Legal Stratagems in Surat Yusuf' and a study, annotation and translation of Ibn Taymiyyah's treatise 'Raf ' al-malam'