The Philosophy of Language in Islamic Legal Theory: On the Avicennian Classification of Signification in Faḫr Ad-Dīn Ar-Rāzī (D.

In The Philosophy of Language in Islamic Legal Theory Nora Kalbarczyk examines the influential jurisprudential work al-Maḥṣūl fī ʿilm uṣūl al-fiqh (d. 1210). By means of a detailed analysis of the linguistic treatise of this work she highlights the impact of the philosophical tradition on Islamic legal theory (uṣūl al-fiqh) in the so-called post-Avicennian era (11th-14th c.). Her main focus lies on a classification of signification (dalāla) that can be traced back to Ibn Sīnā (lat. Avicenna, d. 1037): a word may signify a meaning by way of congruence (muṭābaqa), containment (taḍammun) or implication (iltizām). The author shows how Faḫr ad-dīn ar-Rāzī develops - on the basis of the Avicennian theory of signification - a hermeneutic toolbox which is not only relevant in the context of Arabic philosophy but also useful for different questions of Islamic legal theory.

Author: Nora Kalbarczyk
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Brill
Published: 06/25/2026
Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East
Pages: 270
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.10w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9789004736023