{"product_id":"tawtur-in-islamic-thought-suheil-i-laher-9781399510820","title":"Taw\u0026#257;tur in Islamic Thought: Transmission, Certitude and Orthodoxy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTawātur \u003c\/i\u003eis the concept that information yields certainty if acquired through a sufficient number of independent channels. \u003ci\u003eTawātur in Islamic Thought\u003c\/i\u003e is an attempt to unravel the twisted historical threads of the conception and usage of \u003ci\u003etawātur\u003c\/i\u003e across diverse Islamic disciplines, in light of both Western academia and debates within Muslim scholarship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the process, numerous salient questions in Islamic thought are tackled, such as epistemic certitude, scholarly consensus (\u003ci\u003eijmāʿ\u003c\/i\u003e), and the rationalism-traditionalism relationship. The study culminates in the question of the extent to which \u003ci\u003etawātur \u003c\/i\u003ewas used by Muslim scholars to define the boundaries of Islam and of orthodoxy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTawātur in Islamic Thought\u003c\/i\u003e shows that the majority voices in Muslim scholarship, across sectarian boundaries, reached a steady-state conception of a two-tiered orthodoxy, corresponding to two tiers of \u003ci\u003etawātur\u003c\/i\u003e - an outer tier that includes all who affirm a definitive kernel of Islam and an inner tier that is more exclusive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Suheil I. Laher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399510827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399510820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.61d","brand":"Suheil I. Laher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801126023423,"sku":"9781399510820","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tawtur-in-islamic-thought-suheil-i-laher-9781399510820","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}