Authors:Ibn Rushd, Hans Daiber,
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Keywords: ibn, metaphysics, rushd, theology, science, studies, philosophy, texts, aristotle, translation, introduction, commentary, book, islamic
Number of Pages: 219
Published: 1986-12
List price: $104.00
ISBN-10: 9004080937
ISBN-13: 9789004080935

Authors:Ibn Rushd, Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee,
Publisher: Ithaca
Keywords: volume, primer, jurist, distinguished
Number of Pages: 660
Published: 2000-09-01
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1859641385
ISBN-13: 9781859641385

Ibn Rushd’s "Bidayat al-Mujtahid" ("The Distinguished Jurist’s Primer") occupies a unique place among the authoritative manuals of Islamic law. It is designed to prepare the jurist for the task of the mujtahid, the independent jurist, who derives the law and lays down precedents to be followed by the judge in the administration of justice. In this manual Ibn Rushd traces most of the issues of Islamic law, describing not only what the law is, but also elaborating the methodology of some of the greatest legal minds in Islam to show how such laws were derived. This text provides a sti

Authors:Michael Reder, Michael R. Reder,  Salman Rushd
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Keywords: conversations, series, literary, rushdie, salman
Number of Pages: 238
Published: 2000-07-01
List price: $22.00
ISBN-10: 1578061857
ISBN-13: 9781578061853

"If there’s an attempt to silence a writer, the best thing a writer can do is not be silenced. If somebody is trying to stifle your voice, you should try and make sure it speaks louder than before." Acclaim, success, and controversy follow every one of Salman Rushdie’s writings. His novels and stories have won him awards and made him both famous in the literary world and a catalyst for protests worldwide. For nearly a decade after publication of The Satanic Verses, he faced a bounty on his life. Although Rushdie has participated in a great number of interviews, many of his most rev