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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1. VerfasserIn: Sánchez, Ignacio (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill 2015
In: Journal of Abbasid Studies
Jahr: 2015, Band: 2, Heft: 2, Seiten: 196-219
weitere Schlagwörter:B Ḥadīth hermeneutics imamate Muʿtazila al-Shāfiʿī
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:2214-2371
Enthält:In: Journal of Abbasid Studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22142371-12340018