al-Nu'man ibn Muhammad, Abu Hanifah,  -974 <br/><br/>
Disagreements of the jurist :  a manual of Islamic legal theory / 
al-Qadi al-Nu'man ; edited and translated by Devin J. Stewart ; volume editor, Joseph E. Lowry. 
 - xxxviii, 408 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - Library of Arabic literature .
 - Library of Arabic literature .
<br/><br/> 'Al-Qadimal-Nu'man was the chief legal theorist and ideologue of the North African Fatimid dynasty in the tenth century. This translation makes available in English for the first time his major work on Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh), which presents a legal model in support of the Fatimids' principle of legitimate rule over the Islamic community. 
<br/><br/>The cause of disagreement -- Disagreement over the rulings of the religion -- Against disagreement over the rulings of the religion -- The method of the adherents of the truth when the correct ruling on an issue is not known -- Against arbitrary submission to authority -- The difference between submission to illegitimate authorities and referral to the legitimate authorities -- Against consensus -- Against speculative reasoning -- Against analogy -- Against preference -- Against inference -- Against legal interpretation and personal judgment. 
<br/><br/><br/>Text in Arabic with English translation on facing pages; introduction in English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780814763926 volume one  RM166.00 9781479862252 volume two  RM166.00 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ikhtilaf (Islamic law)<br/>Islamic law--Interpretation and construction.