{"product_id":"the-life-of-ibn-hanbal","title":"The Life of Ibn Hanbal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Life of Ibn Hanbal is a translation of the biography of Ibn Hanbal by the Baghdad preacher, scholar, and storyteller Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 597 H\/1200 AD), newly abridged for a paperback readership by translator Michael Cooperson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAhmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 H\/855 AD), renowned for his profound\u003cbr\u003eknowledge of hadiths—the reports of the Prophet’s sayings and deeds—is a major\u003cbr\u003efigure in the history of Islam. He was famous for living according to his own\u003cbr\u003estrict interpretation of the Prophetic model and for denying himself the most\u003cbr\u003ebasic comforts, even though his family was prominent and his city, Baghdad, was\u003cbr\u003ethen one of the wealthiest in the world. Ibn Hanbal’s piety and austerity made\u003cbr\u003ehim a folk hero, especially after he resisted the attempts of two caliphs to\u003cbr\u003eforce him to accept rationalist doctrine. His subsequent imprisonment and\u003cbr\u003eflogging is one of the most dramatic episodes of medieval Islamic history, and his\u003cbr\u003eprincipled resistance influenced the course of Islamic law, the rise of\u003cbr\u003eSunnism, and the legislative authority of the caliphate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the background of fierce debates over the role of reason and the basis of legitimate government, it tells the formidable life tale of one of the most influential Muslims in history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT Stores","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44816115630266,"sku":"ING-ENG-1902","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/6952\/2618\/files\/84D186BA-71FE-424C-A713-4BA547631F2A.jpg?v=1746552031","url":"https:\/\/checkout.s101.com\/products\/the-life-of-ibn-hanbal","provider":"S101","version":"1.0","type":"link"}