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The Life of Ibn Hanbal (Library of Arabic Literature): 3

The Life of Ibn Hanbal (Library of Arabic Literature): 3

by Michael Cooperson (Author), Garth Fowden (Author), Michael Cooperson (Author), Garth Fowden (Author), Ibn al-Jawzi (Author)

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Synopsis

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 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. 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.

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Format: Abridged
 Pages: 480
 Edition: Abridged
 Publisher: Library of Arabic Literature
Published: 21 Oct 2016
ISBN 10: 1479805300
ISBN 13: 9781479805303

Media Reviews
One hundred chapters and over 150,000 words of Munaqib Abi Allah Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Hanbal pulsate with energy; these pages are vibrant with events of extraordinary nature, and they contain hundreds of facets of individual and collective lives of a bygone era; Cooperson's translation captures the soul of the book. -Islamic Studies
Gives readers a unique vantage point into the life and piety of the namesake of the Hanbali school of Sunni law... Ibn al-Jawzi, drawing on earlier reports, reconstructs the life and morality of his hero as a complex, earnest, and playful man; Cooperson's dynamic and accessible translation brings this last quality to the surface to an extent that would surprise many modern readers with preconceptions about Hanbalism. -Marginalia
Cooperson's translation is uncommonly deft... On the whole, this translation is a grand success. It will be valuable for teachers to illustrate early Islamic piety, early Islamic law, early Sunni theology, and everyday life in Baghdad. -Christopher Melchert ,Journal of Islamic Studies
Michael Cooperson's fluid translation is accompanied by substantial notes and a glossary of names and terms. -Banipal Magazine
Author Bio
Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 597 H/1201 AD) was a Baghdadi storyteller, preacher, and prolific Islamic scholar associated with the Hanbali school of jurisprudential thought. He is well known for his exegeses of the Qur'an and Hadith, including his famous compendium, Al-Tahqiq. Garth Fowden is the Sultan Qaboos Professor of Abrahamic Faiths at the University of Cambridge. Michael Cooperson is Professor of Arabic language and literature at UCLA. His research interests include the cultural history of the early Abbasid caliphate, Maltese language and literature, and time travel as a literary device.