Order and righteousness : Muhammad Ê"Ali al-ShawkÄnÄ" and the nature of the Islamic state of Yemen
This thesis is about the life and thought of the scholar Muhammad b. Ê"Ali al-ShawkÄnÄ" (d. 1250/1834) and his continuing influence on Yemeni law and society. It is argued here that in order to better understand ShawkÄnÄ" one must look at the history of the QÄsimÄ" imÄmate he served. In the 17th century the imÄms lived up to the ideal posited by HÄdawÄ"-ZaydÄ" law. They were learned men and able military commanders in their own right and authority was largely based on charisma. In the 18th and 19th century in contrast, the imÄms lacked the qualities evident in their predecessors and behaved more like kings. Rule became dynastic and took on patrimonial forms. A further development during the 18th century was the increasing influence of SunnÄ" Traditionist views among ZaydÄ"-born scholars in northern Yemeni highlands. With the imÄms now offering their support to Sunna-oriented scholars, the HÄdawÄ"s increasingly become marginalised. These changes were also accompanied by considerable territorial losses by the imÄmate and a decline in its revenues generated from the coffee trade. The alliance between the imÄms and the Sunna-oriented scholars became most evident when ShawkÄnÄ" was appointed chief judge
Haykel, Bernard
Islam and state ; Yemen
Order and righteousness : Muhammad Ê"Ali al-ShawkÄnÄ" and the nature of the Islamic state of Yemen. This thesis is about the life and thought of the scholar Muhammad b. Ê"Ali al-ShawkÄnÄ" (d. 1250/1834) and his continuing influence on Yemeni law and society. It is argued here that in order to better understand ShawkÄnÄ" one must look at the history of the QÄsimÄ" imÄmate he served. In the 17th century the imÄms lived up to the ideal posited by HÄdawÄ"-ZaydÄ" law. They were learned men and able military commanders in their own right and authority was largely based on charisma. In the 18th and 19th century in contrast, the imÄms lacked the qualities evident in their predecessors and behaved more like kings. Rule became dynastic and took on patrimonial forms. A further development during the 18th century was the increasing influence of SunnÄ" Traditionist views among ZaydÄ"-born scholars in northern Yemeni highlands. With the imÄms now offering their support to Sunna-oriented scholars, the HÄdawÄ"s increasingly become marginalised. These changes were also accompanied by considerable territorial losses by the imÄmate and a decline in its revenues generated from the coffee trade. The alliance between the imÄms and the Sunna-oriented scholars became most evident when ShawkÄnÄ" was appointed chief judge
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