Read a book about the Zahiri Islamic law

I finished reading the following book

The Zahiris: Their Doctrine and Their History, a Contribution to the History of Islamic Theology by Ignaz Goldziher

Overall I am highly impressed with the book. It is interesting to read (contains fascinating facts) and a great deal of hair-splitting theologians. I’ll definitely write more in my next posts.

Brief bio about the author

Goldziher was born in 1850 in the Hungarian town of Székesfehérvár into an established Jewish family. His upbringing was very traditional and conservative. He earned his PhD at Leipzig, Germany. His interest was mainly Judaism and Arabic Philosophy. Goldziher traveled widely in the middle-east region (Istanbul, Beirut,Damascus and Cairo). He was also the first non-Muslim to enrolled and studied at the al-Azhar University (Egypt). His work on Zahiri madhab/sect/school of thought is based on the following sources; Ibn Hazm’s Kitab al-Milal wa-Nihal and (Mulakhkha) Ibtal al-qiyas. The author died in 1921. This book was re-produced from his articles and monographs. 

Continue with the notes from the book