Aun Hasan Ali is Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Colorado Boulder, USA. He is the author of articles in peer-review journals such as Islamic Studies, Turkish Journal of Shiite Studies and has contributed to The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Law and edited collections.

• AcknowledgementsA Note on ConventionsChapter 1: Introduction Early scholarship on Imami law The development of Imami legal studiesRecent scholarship on Imami lawGeneral observations about the fieldThe Islamic traditionThe Imami madhhabConclusion Chapter 2: The School of Hillah in Islamic HistoryThe Seljuks and the late Abbasids The Ilkhanids The Jalayirids and the Qara-QoyunluThe Mazyadids and HillahConclusion Chapter 3: The Learned Families of Hillah The family of Nama The family of Said al-Hudhali The family of TawusThe family of Fikhar The family of MutahharThe family of BitriqThe family of Mu'ayyahThe family of RafiThe family of Abd al-Hamid al-NiliThe family of WishahThe family of al-A'raj The smaller families of HillahConclusion: the MazyadidsChapter 4: The Literary Construction of the Imami MadhhabImami authoritiesRational sciences: philosophy, logic, and scienceTheology and doctrineSubstantive law and jurisprudenceImami bio-bibliographyMajor compilations of Sunni hadithSunni scholarsSupplication and ritualFada'il Quranic sciences and exegesisArabic language and literatureUncategorized material, minor collections of hadith, and historical sources ConclusionChapter 5: Substantive Law and Jurisprudence The early jurists of hillah Ibn Idris and al-Sara'ir The methodology of the later scholars Reason The greatest battle Conclusion Chapter 6: Bio-bibliography Jamal al-Din Ibn Tawus Ibn Dawud al-Allamah Conclusion Chapter 7: General Works of Hadith, Supplication and Ritual, and History and Genealogy General works of hadith Supplication and ritual History and genealogy Chapter 8: Exegesis and Fada'il Exegesis Fada'il Chapter 9: A Brief Excursus on Philosophy and Theology Chapter 10: Conclusion Bibliography Index

Ali’s study offers a deep and nuanced account of Hillah’s intellectual culture, combining innovative methodology with rigorous historical analysis. His reconstruction of scholarly networks and emphasis on Twelver Shi‘ism as a dynamic discursive tradition make the book a major and insightful contribution to Shi‘i studies.

Aun Hasan Ali is Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Colorado Boulder, USA. He is the author of articles in peer-review journals such as Islamic Studies, Turkish Journal of Shiite Studies and has contributed to The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Law and edited collections.

• AcknowledgementsA Note on ConventionsChapter 1: Introduction Early scholarship on Imami law The development of Imami legal studiesRecent scholarship on Imami lawGeneral observations about the fieldThe Islamic traditionThe Imami madhhabConclusion Chapter 2: The School of Hillah in Islamic HistoryThe Seljuks and the late Abbasids The Ilkhanids The Jalayirids and the Qara-QoyunluThe Mazyadids and HillahConclusion Chapter 3: The Learned Families of Hillah The family of Nama The family of Said al-Hudhali The family of TawusThe family of Fikhar The family of MutahharThe family of BitriqThe family of Mu'ayyahThe family of RafiThe family of Abd al-Hamid al-NiliThe family of WishahThe family of al-A'raj The smaller families of HillahConclusion: the MazyadidsChapter 4: The Literary Construction of the Imami MadhhabImami authoritiesRational sciences: philosophy, logic, and scienceTheology and doctrineSubstantive law and jurisprudenceImami bio-bibliographyMajor compilations of Sunni hadithSunni scholarsSupplication and ritualFada'il Quranic sciences and exegesisArabic language and literatureUncategorized material, minor collections of hadith, and historical sources ConclusionChapter 5: Substantive Law and Jurisprudence The early jurists of hillah Ibn Idris and al-Sara'ir The methodology of the later scholars Reason The greatest battle Conclusion Chapter 6: Bio-bibliography Jamal al-Din Ibn Tawus Ibn Dawud al-Allamah Conclusion Chapter 7: General Works of Hadith, Supplication and Ritual, and History and Genealogy General works of hadith Supplication and ritual History and genealogy Chapter 8: Exegesis and Fada'il Exegesis Fada'il Chapter 9: A Brief Excursus on Philosophy and Theology Chapter 10: Conclusion Bibliography Index

Ali’s study offers a deep and nuanced account of Hillah’s intellectual culture, combining innovative methodology with rigorous historical analysis. His reconstruction of scholarly networks and emphasis on Twelver Shi‘ism as a dynamic discursive tradition make the book a major and insightful contribution to Shi‘i studies.

Aun Hasan Ali is Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Colorado Boulder, USA. He is the author of articles in peer-review journals such as Islamic Studies, Turkish Journal of Shiite Studies and has contributed to The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Law and edited collections.

• AcknowledgementsA Note on ConventionsChapter 1: Introduction Early scholarship on Imami law The development of Imami legal studiesRecent scholarship on Imami lawGeneral observations about the fieldThe Islamic traditionThe Imami madhhabConclusion Chapter 2: The School of Hillah in Islamic HistoryThe Seljuks and the late Abbasids The Ilkhanids The Jalayirids and the Qara-QoyunluThe Mazyadids and HillahConclusion Chapter 3: The Learned Families of Hillah The family of Nama The family of Said al-Hudhali The family of TawusThe family of Fikhar The family of MutahharThe family of BitriqThe family of Mu'ayyahThe family of RafiThe family of Abd al-Hamid al-NiliThe family of WishahThe family of al-A'raj The smaller families of HillahConclusion: the MazyadidsChapter 4: The Literary Construction of the Imami MadhhabImami authoritiesRational sciences: philosophy, logic, and scienceTheology and doctrineSubstantive law and jurisprudenceImami bio-bibliographyMajor compilations of Sunni hadithSunni scholarsSupplication and ritualFada'il Quranic sciences and exegesisArabic language and literatureUncategorized material, minor collections of hadith, and historical sources ConclusionChapter 5: Substantive Law and Jurisprudence The early jurists of hillah Ibn Idris and al-Sara'ir The methodology of the later scholars Reason The greatest battle Conclusion Chapter 6: Bio-bibliography Jamal al-Din Ibn Tawus Ibn Dawud al-Allamah Conclusion Chapter 7: General Works of Hadith, Supplication and Ritual, and History and Genealogy General works of hadith Supplication and ritual History and genealogy Chapter 8: Exegesis and Fada'il Exegesis Fada'il Chapter 9: A Brief Excursus on Philosophy and Theology Chapter 10: Conclusion Bibliography Index

Ali’s study offers a deep and nuanced account of Hillah’s intellectual culture, combining innovative methodology with rigorous historical analysis. His reconstruction of scholarly networks and emphasis on Twelver Shi‘ism as a dynamic discursive tradition make the book a major and insightful contribution to Shi‘i studies.