1st Edition

The Hanbali School of Law and Ibn Taymiyyah Conflict or Conciliation

By Abdul Hakim I Al-Matroudi Copyright 2006
300 Pages
by Routledge

300 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

The Hanbali School of Law and Ibn Taymiyyah provides 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. Studying the vibrant yet controversial interaction between Ibn Taymiyyah and the Hanbali School of law, this book assesses to what extent this relationship was a... Read more

1. Ibn Hanbal & Ibn Taymiyyah  Section 1: Ibn Hanbal  Section 2: Ibn Taymiyyah  2. A Comparison of Basic Sources of Islamic Law between Ibn Hanbal and Ibn Taymiyyah  3. Relaying the Foundations: Ibn Taymiyyah and Hanbali Usul  4. Reconstruction: Ibn Taymiyyah and Hanbali Jurisprudence  5. The Legacy: The Influence of Ibn Taymiyyah on Hanbali Jurists  6. A Case of Conflict? The Intended Triple Divorce Revisited

Biography

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’