Legal Authority in Premodern Islam
Offering a detailed analysis of the structure of authority in Islamic law, this book focuses on the figure of Yahyā b. Sharaf al-Nawawī, who is regarded as the chief contributor to the legal tradition known as the Shāfi''ī madhhab in traditional Muslim sources, named after Muhammad b. Idrīs al-Shāfi''ī (d. 204/820), the supposed founder of the school of law.
Al-Nawawī’s legal authority is situated...
Offering a detailed analysis of the structure of authority in Islamic law, this book focuses on the figure of Yahyā b. Sharaf al-Nawawī, who is regarded as the chief contributor to the legal tradition known as the Shāfi''ī madhhab in traditional Muslim sources, named after Muhammad b. Idrīs al-Shāfi''ī (d. 204/820), the supposed founder of the school of law.
Al-Nawawī’s legal authority is situated...
