Traditionist-jurisprudents and the framing of Islamic law

The traditionist-jurisprudents (<em>fuqahā' ashāb al-hadīth</em>) of the earlier ninth century C.E. proposed that Islamic law be inferred from hadith, reports of what the Prophet, his leading Companions, and the Followers had said or done, without significant resort to reason. Contr...

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Main Author: Melchert, C
Format: Journal article
Published: Brill 2001

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