Weight | 0.65 kg |
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Dimensions | 22 × 15 × 2 cm |
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Binding | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9781786076854 |
Pages | 125 |
Publisher | One World Academic / Times Distribution |
Makers of the Muslim World: ‘Abd al-Rahman b ‘Amr al- Awza’i
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Abd al-Rahman b. ‘Amr al-Awza’i (c.707–774) was Umayyad Syria’s most influential jurist, part of a generation of scholars who began establishing the first formal structures for the preservation and dissemination of religious knowledge. Following the Abbasid revolution, they provided a point of stability in otherwise unstable times.
Despite his close ties to the old regime, al-Awza’i continued to participate in legal and theological matters in the Abbasid era. Although his immediate impact would prove short-lived, his influence on aspects of Islamic law, particularly the laws of war, endures to this day.
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