Muhammad Baqir-As-Sadr

Lessons in Islamic Jurisprudence

Übersetzer: Mottahedeh, Roy P.

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Produktbeschreibung

Used widely by Shi'ite seminaries, and valued by Sunni scholars for its intellectual rigor, Muhammad Baqir as-Sadr's Lessons is a key study of Islamic jurisprudence. It covers topics from the general characterization of jurisprudence to such specialized issues as the assessment of the verbal divine-law argument, study of procedural principles, and reflections on the resolution of conflicting arguments. Throughout the work the reader is introduced to the active engagement with philosophy and reason which characterizes Shi'I thinking on legal matters. The new translation by Roy Mottahedeh from the original Arabic employs a carefully designed and appropriate English terminology, and features a significant amount of supporting material including a glossary of legal and theological concepts , and a ful; index of Arabic terms. With an introduction that skilfully traces the development of Islamic jurisprudence to provides an essential context for the following study, this volume will prove a useful and stimulating resource for theologians, historians, and scholars of Islamic Studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: ONEWorld Publications
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 168mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9781851683932
• ISBN-10: 1851683933
• Artikelnr.: 22402187

Autorenporträt

Translator Roy Mottahedeh is Gurney Professor of History in the Middle East Studies Department at Harvard University, and author of the acclaimed The Mantle of the Prophet. He lives in Brookline, MA.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Characterization of jurisprudence: a preliminary word
characterization of jurisprudence
the subject matter of jurisprudence
the discipline of jurisprudence is the logic of legal understanding
the importance of the discipline of jurisprudence in the practice of derivation
jurisprudence is to legal understanding as theory is to application
the interaction between legal-understanding thought and jurisprudential thought
the permissibility of the process of deriving divine-legal rulings. 2 Substantiating arguments: the divine-law ruling and its subdivision
the division of rulings into injunctive and declaratory
categories of the injunctive ruling
areas of discussion in the discipline of jurisprudence
the divine-law argument. 3 Procedural principles: the fundamental procedural principle
the secondary procedural principle
the principle of the inculpatoriness of non-specific knowledge
the presumption of continuity. 4 The conflict of arguments: conflict between substantiating arguments
conflict between (procedural) principles
conflict between the two types of argument.