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Virtues of the Imam Ahmad Ibn Ḥanbal: Volume Two

Virtues of the Imam Ahmad Ibn Ḥanbal: Volume Two

Al-Jawzī, Ibn
Cooperson, Michael
Cooperson, Michael

Hardcover

Series: Library of Arabic Literature, Book 44

Biographies GeneralReligion General General Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 081473894X
ISBN13: 9780814738948
Publisher: New York Univ Pr
Published: Jan 2 2015
Pages: 544
Weight: 2.05
Height: 1.70 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal (d. 241/855), renowned for his profound knowledge of hadith--the reports of the Prophet's sayings and deeds--is a major figure in the history of Islam. Ibn Ḥanbal's piety and austerity made him a folk hero, especially after his principled resistance to the attempts of two Abbasid caliphs to force him to accept rationalist doctrine. His subsequent imprisonment and flogging became one of the most dramatic episodes of medieval Islamic history. Ibn Ḥanbal's resistance influenced the course of Islamic law, the rise of Sunnism, and the legislative authority of the caliphate.

Virtues of the Imam Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal is a translation of the biography of Ibn Ḥanbal penned by the Baghdad preacher, scholar, and storyteller, Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201). It includes insights into Ibn Ḥanbal's childhood, travels, and teachings, as well as descriptions of his way of life. This second and final volume gives a vivid account of Ibn Ḥanbal's legendary confrontation with the caliphal Inquisition, including his imprisonment, trial, and flogging. Ultimately, it recounts how the people of Baghdad came to admire him as a symbol of Sunni Islam.

A bilingual Arabic-English edition.

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