Al-Jāḥiẓ (d. 255/869) on Ḥadīth Criticism
The notable and distinguished adīb and theologian of the third/ninth century, al-Jāḥiẓ, is usually not associated with the study of ḥadīth. On the contrary, he has frequently been considered a vitriolic critic of the experts on traditions and some of his works have even been interpreted as a demolit...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Journal of Abbasid Studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 196-219 |
Further subjects: | B
Ḥadīth
hermeneutics
imamate
Muʿtazila
al-Shāfiʿī
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Summary: | The notable and distinguished adīb and theologian of the third/ninth century, al-Jāḥiẓ, is usually not associated with the study of ḥadīth. On the contrary, he has frequently been considered a vitriolic critic of the experts on traditions and some of his works have even been interpreted as a demolition of the science of ḥadīth. However, a careful reading of his writings reveals a quite different picture. In this article, al-Jāḥiẓ’s treatises on the imamate — and especially the most extended one, the Kitāb al-ʿUthmāniyya — will be scrutinised and discussed in the light of the author’s acquaintance with the tradition of legal hermeneutics as described in al-Shāfiʿī’s Risāla. |
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ISSN: | 2214-2371 |
Contains: | In: Journal of Abbasid Studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22142371-12340018 |