It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read The Epistle on Legal Theory by Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i
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The Epistle on Legal Theory is the oldest surviving Arabic work on Islamic legal theory and the foundational document of Islamic jurisprudence. Its author, Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (d. 204/820), was the eponym of the Shafi'i school of legal thought, one of the four rites in Sunni Islam. This fascinating work offers the first systematic treatment in Arabic of key issues in Islamic legal thought. These include a survey of the importance of Arabic as the language of revelation, principles of textual interpretation to be applied to the Qur'an and prophetic Traditions, techniques for...
The Epistle on Legal Theory by Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i is 384 pages long, and a total of 97,536 words.
This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read The Epistle on Legal Theory aloud.
The Epistle on Legal Theory is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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