Ibrāhīm al-Naḫaʿī (Kufan, d. 96/714)

Abstract Ibrāhīm al-Naḫaʿī (d. 96/714) was the most prominent Follower (tābiʿī) in the Kufan legal tradition, also prominent in the areas of hadith transmission, koranic commentary, and piety. Later adherents of both hadith and raʾy cited his opinions as authoritative precedents. Presumptively, most...

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Published in:Arabica 2020-05, Vol.67 (1), p.60-81
Main Author: Melchert, Christopher
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Abstract Ibrāhīm al-Naḫaʿī (d. 96/714) was the most prominent Follower (tābiʿī) in the Kufan legal tradition, also prominent in the areas of hadith transmission, koranic commentary, and piety. Later adherents of both hadith and raʾy cited his opinions as authoritative precedents. Presumptively, most quotations of him give us the gist of what he said, not his very words; an undetermined proportion of quotations represents not recollection of his positions but positions someone thought he surely must have taken, if asked.
ISSN:0570-5398
1570-0585
DOI:10.1163/15700585-12341555