Jariri
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Jariri is the name given to a short-lived school of Islamic jurisprudence
(Fiqh
) that was derived from the work of Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari
, the ninth and tenth-century Muslim
scholar of Baghdad
. In Sunni Islam
, four main Madhhab
s, or schools of jurisprudence, have survived into the present, but in the early centuries of Islam, many schools of interpreting Islamic law came into being, generally deriving from the work of prominent legal scholars.
The Jariri school was frequently in conflict with the strict Hanbali
school of Ahmad Ibn Hanbal. It is difficult to characterize Islamic schools of law in brief, but the Jariri school was notable for its liberal attitudes toward the role of women; the Jariris for example held that women could be judges, and could lead men in prayer.
Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal theorists , hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law, of legal reasoning, legal systems and of legal institutions...
(Fiqh
Fiqh
Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
) that was derived from the work of Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari
Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari
Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari was a prominent and influential Sunni scholar and exegete of the Qur'an from Persia...
, the ninth and tenth-century Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
scholar of Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
. In Sunni Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, four main Madhhab
Madhhab
is a Muslim school of law or fiqh . In the first 150 years of Islam, there were many such "schools". In fact, several of the Sahābah, or contemporary "companions" of Muhammad, are credited with founding their own...
s, or schools of jurisprudence, have survived into the present, but in the early centuries of Islam, many schools of interpreting Islamic law came into being, generally deriving from the work of prominent legal scholars.
The Jariri school was frequently in conflict with the strict Hanbali
Hanbali
The Hanbali school is one the schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. The jurisprudence school traces back to Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal but was institutionalized by his students. Hanbali jurisprudence is considered very strict and conservative, especially regarding questions of dogma...
school of Ahmad Ibn Hanbal. It is difficult to characterize Islamic schools of law in brief, but the Jariri school was notable for its liberal attitudes toward the role of women; the Jariris for example held that women could be judges, and could lead men in prayer.