A reconsideration of al-qāḍī al-Nu'mān'smadhhab
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2821035 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ismail K Poonawala (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 572-579 |
| Publication date | 1974-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x0012748x |
| OpenAlex | W2121284520 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
It has been generally accepted by modern scholars that al-Qāḍī al-Nu'mān was in the beginning either a Mālikī or a Ḥanafī and that he subsequently became an Imāmī and finally adopted the Ismā'īlī faith. The Imāmī savants, from al-Qāḍī Nūr Allāh Shūshtarī to Āghā Buzurg-i Tihrānī, maintain that al-Qāḍī al-Nu'mān was one of their co-religionists. Ismā'īlīs, on the other hand, regard him as one of the pillars of theirda'wa. In the light of recently discovered sources and of the consequent revaluation and reinterpretation of earlier works, a re-examination of the question of al-Qāḍī al-Nu'mān'smadhhabbecomes necessary. The present article attempts to do precisely that, and show how and when the theory of al-Qāḍī al-Nu'mān's conversion originated
Faith · Physics · Reinterpretation · Theology · Education and Islamic Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1974 - 1992 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |