Al-Juwaynī's doctrine of the imāmate
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Mohamad, Zaid Bin
Abstract
This thesis is devoted to the study of the doctrine
of the imamate according to imam al-Haramayn Abu al-
Ma°ali °Abd al-Malik bin °Abdullah al-Juwayni.
The thesis consists of eight chapters. It begins
with a brief introduction to the life of al-Juwayni and
the historical background to his doctrine of the imamate.
The first chapter deals with al-Juwayni's concept of the
imamate and its establishment. The second chapter deals
with the qualifications required for the imam. The third
chapter deals with the disqualification and dismissal of
the imam. This comprises three separate sections i.e. the
circumstances which require disqualification, the
circumstances which require dismissal and the rules
pertaining the dismissal. Chapter four deals with the
duties of the imam. Chapter five deals with the
assistants and equipment required by the imam. Chapter
six and seven deal with the legitimacy of the imamate of
the four Guided Caliphs and the legitimacy of the de
facto imamate of Nizam al-Mulk, respectively.
In analyzing al-Juwayni's doctrine of the imamate,
an attempt is made in chapter eight to show the chain of
thought among the traditional scholars prior to and after
him, and to show the contribution made by al-Juwayni in
the formulation of the doctrine of the imamate in Islam.
The conclusion, presents the result of the analysis
of his writing on the doctrine of the imamate, its origin
and influence.
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