{"product_id":"the-foundation-of-norms-in-islamic-jurisprudence-and-theology-paperback-9781108701471","title":"The Foundation of Norms in Islamic Jurisprudence and Theology (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108701471","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Foundation of Norms in Islamic Jurisprudence and Theology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOffers a new way of understanding classical Islamic theories holding that divine revelation is necessary for the knowledge of norms.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOmar Farahat (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108701471, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 July 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e257 pages\u003cbr\u003e15 x 23 x 2 cm, 0.37 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… an important contribution for religious moral and legal theories …' Sami Al-Daghistani, Journal of Law and Religion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this book, Omar Farahat presents a new way of understanding the work of classical Islamic theologians and legal theorists who maintained that divine revelation is necessary for the knowledge of the norms and values of human actions. Through a reconstruction of classical Ash?ar?-Mu?tazil? debates on the nature and implications of divine speech, Farahat argues that the Ash?ar? attachment to revelation was not a purely traditionalist position. Rather, it was a rational philosophical commitment emerging from debates in epistemology and theology. He further argues that the particularity of this model makes its distinctive features helpful for contemporary scholars who defend a form of divine command theory. Farahat's volume thus constitutes a new reading of the issue of reason and revelation in Islam and breaks new ground in Islamic theology, law and ethics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: classical Islamic thought and the promise of post-secularism\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Epistemological and Metaphysical Foundations: 1. What do we know without revelation? The epistemology of divine speech\u003cbr\u003e 2. God in relation to us: the metaphysics of divine speech\u003cbr\u003e 3. The nature of divine speech in classical theology\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Construction of Norms in Islamic Jurisprudence: 4. The nature of divine commands in classical legal theory\u003cbr\u003e 5. Divine commands in the imperative mood\u003cbr\u003e 6. The persistence of natural law in Islamic jurisprudence.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Legal history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Legal history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Legal%20history%20%5BLAZ%5D%22\"\u003eLAZ\u003c\/a\u003e], Islamic law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Islamic law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Islamic%20law%20%5BLAFS%5D%22\"\u003eLAFS\u003c\/a\u003e], Islamic theology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Islamic theology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Islamic%20theology%20%5BHRHT%5D%22\"\u003eHRHT\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion \u0026amp; politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20politics%20%5BHRAM2%5D%22\"\u003eHRAM2\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of religion [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of religion\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20religion%20%5BHRAB%5D%22\"\u003eHRAB\u003c\/a\u003e], Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909161312536,"sku":"9781108701471","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108701471i_089de91c-bac7-40ca-9874-a77bf3081527.jpg?v=1696708528","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-foundation-of-norms-in-islamic-jurisprudence-and-theology-paperback-9781108701471","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}