Tesis: Josep schact's contribution to the study of islamic law
Joseph Schacht has devoted a considerable part of his career to study the carly history and development of Islamic juristic thought. His thesis about the formation of Islamic law in which the Prophetic traditions played a decisive role has constituted a basis for subsequent research on the subject; and, what is more, it possesses all the attributes of originality and profound thought.
Some respomes, sometimes severely critical, have been addressed to0 Schacht's thesis. Some even accuse him of fostering a "misconception" of the position of law in Islam and of paying little attention to the Qur'anic legislation. It is no wonder, they maintain, that Schacht upholds a view which clearly devi-ates from the common belief of the majority of Muslims.
On the other hand, certain scholars have thought highly of Schacht's thesis. The broad outlines of his thesis, hia e silentio argument and his backward-pro-jection and comunen link theories, have won high acclaim among leading schol ars, both Orientalists and non-Orientalists. It is not an exaggeration therefore when Hourani writes: "Joseph Schacht resurrected the intellectual life of Medi-eval Islam by his powerful intelligence, learning and concentration."
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