TY - BOOK AU - Nuʻmān ibn Muḥammad,Abū Ḥanīfah AU - Ḥakim,Avraham TI - The Epistle of the eloquent clarification concerning the refutation of Ibn Qutayba T2 - Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts, SN - 9789004216662 AV - KBP360.N86 A33 2012 U1 - 340.5/9 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Islamic law KW - Early works to 1800 KW - Ismailites KW - Islam KW - Doctrines KW - Pillars of Islam KW - Law KW - RELIGION KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Early works N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface; Acknowledgements; Note to the Reader; Introduction; Abbreviations and Bibliography; Arabic Text with References and Index N2 - This book offers an early Shiite/Fatimid controversy against Sunnite scholars in matter of Islamic law. Al-Qadi al-Nu'man (d. 363/974) refutes Ibn Qutayba's (d. 276/889) argument according to which succinct legal formulas exempt civil servants from the need of long dissertations of jurists UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=461224 ER -