A Reader’s Guide to al-Shāfiʿī’s Epistle on Legal Theory (al-Risāla)

Al-Shāfiʿī’s famous Epistle on Legal Theory (al-Risāla) has long been hailed as formative for the discipline of Islamic legal theory (uṣūl al-fiqh), but its structure and the wording of some of its most important passages remain a puzzle. This essay is intended as an aide for the study of the Risāla...

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Published in:Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Main Author: Vishanoff, David R. 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2017]
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2017, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 245-269
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
Further subjects:B Uṣūl al-fiqh
B al-Shāfiʿī
B Legal Theory
B Islamic Law
B al-Risāla
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)