The Ibn al-Jawzī, Abū al-Faraj ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʻAlī approximately 1116-1201 creator author. Cooperson, Michael translator. text bibliography biography Electronic books. Biography. nyu 2016 monographic eng ara 1 online resource Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 H/855 AD), renowned for his profoundknowledge of hadiths--the reports of the Prophet's sayings and deeds--is a majorfigure in the history of Islam. He was famous for living according to his ownstrict interpretation of the Prophetic model and for denying himself the mostbasic comforts, even though his family was prominent and his city, Baghdad, wasthen one of the wealthiest in the world. Ibn Hanbal's piety and austerity madehim a folk hero, especially after he resisted the attempts of two caliphs toforce him to accept rationalist doctrine. His subsequent imprisonment andflogging is one of the most dramatic episodes of medieval Islamic history, and hisprincipled resistance influenced the course of Islamic law, the rise ofSunnism, and the legislative authority of the caliphate.The Life of Ibn Hanbal is a translation of the biography of Ibn Hanbal by the Baghdad preacher, scholar, and storyteller Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 597 H/1200 AD), newly abridged for a paperback readership by translator Michael Cooperson. Set against the background of fierce debates over the role of reason and the basis of legitimate government, it tells the formidable life tale of one of the most influential Muslims in history. by Ibn al-Jawzi ; translated by Michael Cooperson ; foreword by Garth Fowden. Includes bibliographical references and index. Ibn Ḥanbal, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad 780-855 Ibn Ḥanbal, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad 780-855 Islamic law Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY General RELIGION Islam General Islamic law KBP310.I2653 297.1/4092 B Ibn al-Jawzī, Abū al-Faraj ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʻAlī, approximately 1116-1201 author. New York : New York University Press, 2016 (DLC) 2016028108 9781479886241 1479886246 9781479870394 1479870390 2016029914 A19DB047-94EF-49A7-BEFD-1E33AB43F3CB OverDrive, Inc. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1219318 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1219318 DLC 160627 20200709060441.0 ocn952470688 eng