In this pioneering biography, Christopher Melchert examines the
forefather of the fourth of the four principal Sunni schools of
jurisprudence, the Hanbali. Upholding the view that the Qur'an was
uncreated and the direct word of God, Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780-855)
thought that the holy text should be read literally, rejecting any
possibility for metaphorical or revisionist interpretation. Showing
that even in his own lifetime, ibn Hanbal's followers were revising
his doctrines in favour of a more commodious Islam, Melchert
assesses the importance of ibn Hanbal's teachings and analyses
their relevance in modern Sunni Islam.
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