Sharīʻa and the Islamic state in 19th-century sudan : the Mahdi's legal methodology and doctrine /

Name: Sharīʻa and the Islamic state in 19th-century sudan : the Mahdi's legal methodology and doctrine /
Author: Layish, Aharon, 1933-

Title	Sharīʻa and the Islamic state in 19th-century sudan : the Mahdi's legal methodology and doctrine /
Author	Layish, Aharon, 1933-
Publication Date:	2016
Publication Place	Leiden ; Boston - Brill
Subject	Mahdī, Muḥammad Aḥmad, > 1848-1885 > Influence. \| Law > Sudan > History > 19th century. \| Islamic law > Sudan > History > 19th century. \| Sudan > History > 1881-1899.
Type	Book
Language	English
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	1 online resource.
Library:	American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID	Unknown
Record ID	40767
Library Location	ARCE Library
Date	2016
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index. \| The Sudanese Mahdī headed a millenarian, revivalist, reformist movement in Islam, strongly inspired by Salafī and Ṣūfī ideas, in late 19th century in an attempt to restore the Caliphate of the Prophet and "Righteous Caliphs" in Medina. As the "Successor of the Prophet", the Mahdī was conceived of as the political head of the Islamic state and its supreme religious authority. On the basis of his legal opinions, decisions, proclamations and "traditions" attributed to him, an attempt is made to reconstruct his legal methodology consisting of the Qurʾān, sunna , and inspiration ( ilhām ) derived from the Prophet and God, its origins, and its impact on Islamic legal doctrine, and to assess his "legislation" as an instrument to promote his political, social and moralistic agenda.
Sample Text	The Sudanese Mahdī headed a millenarian, revivalist, reformist movement in Islam, strongly inspired by Salafī and Ṣūfī ideas, in late 19th century in an attempt to restore the Caliphate of the Prophet and "Righteous Caliphs" in Medina. As the "Successor of the Prophet", the Mahdī was conceived of as the political head of the Islamic state and its supreme religious authority. On the basis of his legal opinions, decisions, proclamations and "traditions" attributed to him, an attempt is made to reconstruct his legal methodology consisting of the Qurʾān, sunna , and inspiration ( ilhām ) derived from the Prophet and God, its origins, and its impact on Islamic legal doctrine, and to assess his "legislation" as an instrument to promote his political, social and moralistic agenda.
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Seri	Islam in Africa19.Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303935.

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Sharīʻa and the Islamic state in 19th-century sudan : the Mahdi's legal methodology and doctrine /

Author Layish, Aharon, 1933-

Publication Date 2016

Publication Place Leiden ; Boston - Brill

Subject Mahdī, Muḥammad Aḥmad, > 1848-1885 > Influence. | Law > Sudan > History > 19th century. | Islamic law > Sudan > History > 19th century. | Sudan > History > 1881-1899.

Type Book

Language English

Digital No

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 1 online resource.

Library American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE

Library Asset ID Unknown

Record ID 40767

Library Location ARCE Library

Date 2016

Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. | The Sudanese Mahdī headed a millenarian, revivalist, reformist movement in Islam, strongly inspired by Salafī and Ṣūfī ideas, in late 19th century in an attempt to restore the Caliphate of the Prophet and "Righteous Caliphs" in Medina. As the "Successor of the Prophet", the Mahdī was conceived of as the political head of the Islamic state and its supreme religious authority. On the basis of his legal opinions, decisions, proclamations and "traditions" attributed to him, an attempt is made to reconstruct his legal methodology consisting of the Qurʾān, sunna , and inspiration ( ilhām ) derived from the Prophet and God, its origins, and its impact on Islamic legal doctrine, and to assess his "legislation" as an instrument to promote his political, social and moralistic agenda.

Sample Text The Sudanese Mahdī headed a millenarian, revivalist, reformist movement in Islam, strongly inspired by Salafī and Ṣūfī ideas, in late 19th century in an attempt to restore the Caliphate of the Prophet and "Righteous Caliphs" in Medina. As the "Successor of the Prophet", the Mahdī was conceived of as the political head of the Islamic state and its supreme religious authority. On the basis of his legal opinions, decisions, proclamations and "traditions" attributed to him, an attempt is made to reconstruct his legal methodology consisting of the Qurʾān, sunna , and inspiration ( ilhām ) derived from the Prophet and God, its origins, and its impact on Islamic legal doctrine, and to assess his "legislation" as an instrument to promote his political, social and moralistic agenda.

Erişim Available to subscribing member institutions only.

Seri Islam in Africa19.Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303935.