The Edifice of Faith: A Critical Analysis of al-Qadi al-Nu‘man’s Da‘a’im al-Islam and its Contemporary English Reception
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Al-Qadi al-Nu'man (d. 974 CE) was a brilliant jurist who served four Fatimid Imams. Originally from a Sunni Maliki background, he converted to Isma'ili Islam. He was tasked with creating a legal system that was based on the teachings of the Ahl al-Bayt (the Prophet's family) but structured like a mainstream Sunni legal manual for practical use. Al-Qadi al-Nu'man (d
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