From God's Nature to God's Law
Theology, Law and Legal Theory in Islam
De Gruyter · Print & ebook · November 4, 2024
This study explores the ways in which theological ideas regarding the nature of God shaped the jurisprudential and legal landscape of Islam.
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- Who it’s for
- A study of how two scholars connected ideas about God with Islamic law.
- Genres
- Islamic Theology, Islamic Law, Sunni Islam
- Published
- De Gruyter, November 4, 2024
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This study explores the ways in which theological ideas regarding the nature of God shaped the jurisprudential and legal landscape of Islam. Focusing on the traditionalist theological and jurisprudential thought of Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728/1328) and Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 751/1350), this study traces the way in which these towering scholars critiqued the dominant theological-jurisprudential tradition of their day, which was influenced by dialectical theology.
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Against the dialectical theologians, Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim argued that an authentically fideist, consistent and rational theory of Islamic law could only emerge from an acceptance of the reality of God’s voluntary attributes.
God’s Voluntary Attributes
A study of how two scholars connected ideas about God with Islamic law.
Come here for
- Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim’s critiques of dialectical theology
- Their account of the link between divine attributes and Islamic law
Expect
- Theological and jurisprudential thought in focus
- An argument for law grounded in God’s voluntary attributes
Where it sits
| Islamic Law | 84% |
|---|---|
| Islamic Theology | 65% |
| Sunni Islam | 39% |
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Publisher categories
- African History
- Religion & Spirituality
- Islam - General
- Islamic Theology
- Authors
- Abdul Rahman Mustafa
- Publisher
- De Gruyter
- Published
- November 4, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- African History