The Epistle on Legal Theory Sue Ledger " -Laura Maslin Bradley

" -Laura Maslin Bradley

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The Epistle on Legal Theory Sue Ledger " -Laura Maslin BradleyThe Epistle on Legal Theory is the oldest surviving Arabic work on Islamic legal theory and the foundational document of Islamic jurisprudence. Its author, Muhammad ibn Idris al Shafi'i (d. 204 820), was the eponym of the Shafi'i school of legal thought, one of the four rites in Sunni Islam. This fascinating work offers the first systematic treatment in Arabic of key issues in Islamic legal thought. These include a survey of the importance of Arabic