The Zahiris: Their Doctrine and Their History, a Contribution to the History of Islamic Theology (Brill Classics in Islam)

Ignaz Goldziher Wrote His Book ‘die Zahiriten’ In 1883. The English Translation Of This Standard Work On Islamic Jurisprudence Appeared In 1971. The Book Has Been In Print Ever Since. This New Edition In The Brill Classics In Islam Series Shows That The Ẓāhirīs Has Not Lost Any Of Its Actuality. The Individual That Adheres To The Principles Of Madhhab Al-Ẓāhir, The Islamic Legal School, Is Called Ẓāhirī. Goldziher Gives An Extensive Presentation Of The Ẓāhirīte School, Its Doctrine And The Position Of Its Representatives Within Orthodox Islam. Ẓāhirism Accepts Only The Facts Clearly Revealed By Sensible, Rational And Linguistic Intuitions, Controlled And Corroborated By Qurʼānic Revelation. This History Of Islamic Theology Sheds Light On The Ẓāhirīte Legal Interpretation Vis-à-vis Other Legal Schools And Gives An Interesting Insight In Questions Like ‘are All Prescriptions And Prohibitions In Islamic Law Commanded Or Forbidden?’ (publisher). By Ignaz Goldziher ; Translated And Edited By Wolfgang Behn ; With An Introduction By Camilla Adang. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [212]-216) And Index. Some Texts In Arabic. Ignaz Goldziher wrote his book ‘Die Zahiriten'in 1883. The English translation of this standard work on Islamic jurisprudence appeared in 1971. The book has been in print ever since. This new edition in the Brill Classics in Islam series shows that The Ẓāhirīs has not lost any of its actuality. The individual that adheres to the principles of madhhab al-Ẓāhir, the Islamic legal school, is called Ẓāhirī. Goldziher gives an extensive presentation of the Ẓāhirīte school, its doctrine and the position of its representatives within orthodox Islam. Ẓāhirism accepts only the facts clearly revealed by sensible, rational and linguistic intuitions, controlled and corroborated by Qurʾānic revelation. This history of Islamic theology sheds light on the Ẓāhirīte legal interpretation vis-à-vis other legal schools and gives an interesting insight in questions like ‘are all prescriptions and prohibitions in Islamic law commanded or forbidden?' Ignaz Goldziher wrote his book Die Zahiriten in 1883. The English translation of this standard work on Islamic jurisprudence appeared in 1971. The book has been in print ever since. This new edition in the Brill Classics in Islam series shows that The hir's has not lost any of its actuality. The individual that adheres to the principles of madhhab al- hir, the Islamic legal school, is called hir?. Goldziher gives an extensive presentation of the hir?te school, its doctrine and the position of its representatives within orthodox Islam. hirism accepts only the facts clearly revealed by sensible, rational and linguistic intuitions, controlled and corroborated by Qur nic revelation. This history of Islamic theology sheds light on the hir?te legal interpretation vis-a-vis other legal schools and gives an interesting insight in questions like are all prescriptions and prohibitions in Islamic law commanded or forbidden? "