Lessons in Islamic Jurisprudence

Muhammad Baqir As-Sadr, Roy P. Mottahedeh

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One World
01 December 2005

Religion & beliefs; Islamic law

This major new translation of Muhammad B quir as-Sadr's classic text is rendered directly from the original Arabic by one of the world's leading Islamic scholars, and includes an introduction, a glossary of legal and theological concepts, and a full index of Arabic terms.

By: Muhammad Baqir As-Sadr
Translated by: Roy P. Mottahedeh
Imprint: One World
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 372g
ISBN: 9781851683932
ISBN 10: 1851683933
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 December 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Muhammad B quir as-Sadr, a highly renowned scholar of Islamic jurisprudence and economics, was assassinated in Iraq, under the regime of Saddam Hussein, in 1980. Roy Parviz Mottahedeh is Gurney Professor of History in the Middle East Studies Department at Harvard University, and author of the acclaimed The Mantle of the Prophet.

Reviews for Lessons in Islamic Jurisprudence

Reviews for The Mantle of the Prophet '[Mottahedeh] has drawn on a massive amount of learning, but he has got the scholarly apparatus out of the way and made his book accessible to a wide audience.' - New York Times Book Review 'A masterpiece [displaying] dazzling erudition.' - New York Review of Books