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**NudiJuicervich** · 08-29-2011, 08:45 AM

Walakum As Salam

I simply want to present the development of those three most popular approaches (tafwid, ta'wil, literalist understanding)--but I'm not sure there are any comprehensive English resources on this ?

You might want to look into the work of the late Professor George Makdisi; Professor Jonathan A. Brown also has a paper published which briefly touches upon this topic and he's easily accessible by email.

If you search on JSTOR there is an article which may be useful called "Orthodoxy and Hanbalite Fideism" written in the Journal Arabica.

08-29-2011, 08:45 AM	#9
NudiJuicervich Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 570 Senior Member	Walakum As Salam I simply want to present the development of those three most popular approaches (tafwid, ta'wil, literalist understanding)--but I'm not sure there are any comprehensive English resources on this ? You might want to look into the work of the late Professor George Makdisi; Professor Jonathan A. Brown also has a paper published which briefly touches upon this topic and he's easily accessible by email. If you search on JSTOR there is an article which may be useful called "Orthodoxy and Hanbalite Fideism" written in the Journal Arabica.
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