Download or read book The Jurist and the Theologian written by Mohamed Abdelrahman Eissa and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth study examines the relation between legal theory (uṣūl al-fiqh) and speculative theology (ʿīlm al-kalām). It compares the legal theory of four classical jurists who belonged to the same school of law, the Shāfiʿī school, yet followed three different theological traditions. The aim of this comparison is to understand to what extent, and in what way, the theology of each jurist shaped his choices in legal theory.