The Relative Lenience or Strictness of the Sunni Schools of Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21639242 |
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| Authors | Christopher Melchert (University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Pages | 482-487 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Al-ʿUsur al-Wusta (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1068-1051 • E-ISSN: 2769-2922 |
| Publisher | Columbia University Libraries (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.52214/uw.v33i.14147 |
| OpenAlex | W4416247261 |
| Language | EN |
ʿAbd al-Wahhāb b. Aḥmad al‐Shaʿrānī (d. Cairo, 973/1565), al-Mīzān, is a survey of agreements and disagreements among the Sunni schools of law. For each question, it locates the rules of the different schools on a spectrum from lenient to strict, suggesting that a believer may choose whichever suits his situation, such as his capacity for self-control. The Ḥanafī school has a reputation for relative lenience, which al-Shaʿrānī’s survey tends to confirm
Legislation · Proposition · Reputation · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Medieval and Classical Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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