Judd, Steven C. <br/><br/>
Religious scholars and the Umayyads :  piety-minded supporters of the Marwid Caliphate / 
Steven C. Judd. 
 - viii, 197 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - Culture and civilization in the Middle East ;  40 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-191) and index. 
<br/><br/>The Umayyad problem in early islamic history. Umayyad scholars in modern academic literature -- The problem of sources -- The pillars of Umayyad piety -- al-Sha'bi -- al-Zuhri --'Abdallah b.'Awn -- al-Awza'i -- Sufyan al-Thawri -- The qain Umayyad society -- The function of the qaunder the Umayyads -- The network of umayyad qa -- Umayyad judicial administration and its'Abbasid legacy -- Conclusion: the piety-minded opposition paradigm revisited. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415844970 (hardback)  RM470.05 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Umayyad dynasty
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam--Doctrines--History.<br/>Muslim scholars.<br/>Islamic law--History.<br/>Judges (Islamic law)