ABSTRACT

Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (d. 855) was the eponymous founder of a school of law, and an influential intellectual who led the Baghdadi masses during the Inquisition. Owing to his status as a jurist, to the religious ideas he propounded and to his model way of life, he is perceived as one of the pivotal figures in the history of Islam and a revered hero to th

chapter |21 pages

lntroduction

part |1 pages

Part One: Private Life

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|14 pages

Forefathers and Family

chapter 2|18 pages

Childhood and Learning

chapter 3|12 pages

Private Acts and Social Meaning

part |1 pages

Part Two: The Formation of the Hanbali School

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 4|16 pages

Bonds of Friendship and Learning

chapter 5|11 pages

Zuhd - Social Critique and Group ldentity

chapter 6|10 pages

Jurisprudence and Madhhab Formation

part |1 pages

Part Three: Mihna

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 7|14 pages

The lnquisitors

chapter 8|14 pages

The Interrogation

chapter 9|13 pages

The Aftermath

chapter |5 pages

Epilogue

chapter |30 pages

Notes

chapter |7 pages

Bibliography

chapter |8 pages

Indexes