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Author Weiss, Bernard G.

Title The search for God's law : Islamic jurisprudence in the writings of Sayf al-Dīn al-Āmidī / Bernard G. Weiss.

Publication Info. Salt Lake City : University Of Utah Press ; Herndon, Va. : International Institute of Islamic Thought, [2010]
©2010

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Edition Revised ed.
Description 1 online resource (xxx, 784 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Utah Series in Turkish and Islamic Studies
Utah series in Turkish and Islamic studies.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The Search for God's Law; Contents; Preface to the Revised Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Introduction; Part I Postulates; Chapter 1. The Theological Postulates; Chapter 2. The Fiqh Postulates; Chapter 3. The Lugha-related Postulates; Part II The Indicators of God's Law; Chapter 4. The Qur'ān and the Sunna; Chapter 5. The Ijmāc; Chapter 6. The Transmission of Texts; Chapter 7. Commands; Chapter 8. General and UnqualifiedExpressions; Chapter 9. Ambiguity, Lucidity, and Diversion to Nonapparent Meaning; Chapter 10. Implication; Chapter 11. Abrogation.
Chapter 12. Analogy: Definition and Conditions of ValidityChapter 13. Analogy: Ascertaining the Occasioning Factor; Chapter 14. The Defense of Analogy; Chapter 15. Istidlāl and the Invalid Indicators; Part III Mujtahids, Muftīs, and Commoners; Chapter 16. Ijtihād and the Mujtahid; Chapter 17. Consultation and Advice: The Mujtahid as Muftī; Part IV The Weighing of Conflicting Indicators; Epilogue; Notes; Index.
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Subject Āmidī, ʻAlī ibn Abī ʻAlī, 1156 or 1157-1233.
Āmidī, ʻAlī ibn Abī ʻAlī, 1156 or 1157-1233.
Amidi, Ali ibn Abi Ali, 1156 or 1157-1233.
Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction.
Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction.
Islam and state.
Islam and state.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author International Institute of Islamic Thought.
Other Form: Print version: Weiss, Bernard G. Search for God's law. Revised ed. Salt Lake City : University Of Utah Press ; Herndon, Va. International Institute of Islamic Thought, ©2010 087480938X (DLC) 2011289528 (OCoLC)235926660
ISBN 9781607819714 (electronic book)
1607819716 (electronic book)
087480938X
9780874809381