Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic Orthodoxy The Making of Sunnism, from the Eighth to the Eleventh Century
Book contents
- Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic Orthodoxy
- Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic Orthodoxy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Text
- Part I History of Orthodoxy
- Part II Heresy and Society
- Part III Unmaking Heresy: Orthodoxy as History Writing
- 8 Manāqib: Narratives of Orthodoxy I
- 9 Masānīd: Narratives of Orthodoxy II
- Part IV The Formation of Classical Sunnism
- Bibliography
- Index
9 - Masānīd: Narratives of Orthodoxy II
from Part III - Unmaking Heresy: Orthodoxy as History Writing
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 April 2023
Book contents
- Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic Orthodoxy
- Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic Orthodoxy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Text
- Part I History of Orthodoxy
- Part II Heresy and Society
- Part III Unmaking Heresy: Orthodoxy as History Writing
- 8 Manāqib: Narratives of Orthodoxy I
- 9 Masānīd: Narratives of Orthodoxy II
- Part IV The Formation of Classical Sunnism
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter argues that Masānīd works, defending Abu Hanifa’s expertise as a scholar of hadith, constitute the second major form of writing that was integral to the rehabilitation of Abu Hanifa among the broader Sunni community. It provides for the first time a detailed account of this genre, examining unpublished manuscript sources, to show that members of other schools of law, as well as Hanafis, began to compose works defending Abu Hanifa’s orthodoxy.
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- Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic OrthodoxyThe Making of Sunnism, from the Eighth to the Eleventh Century, pp. 313 - 326Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023