Virtues of the Imam Ahmad ibn Ḥanbal : : Volume Two / / Ibn al-Jawzī; ed. by Michael Cooperson.

• VerfasserIn: al-Jawzī, Ibn,
• HerausgeberIn: Cooperson, Michael,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Library of Arabic Literature ; 44
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal (d. 241/855), renowned for his profound knowledge of hadith—the reports of the Prophet’s sayings and deeds—is a major figure in the history of Islam. Ibn Ḥanbal’s piety and austerity made him a folk hero, especially after his principled resistance to the attempts of two Abbasid caliphs to force him to accept rationalist doctrine. His subsequent imprisonment and flogging became one of the most dramatic episodes of medieval Islamic history. Ibn Ḥanbal’s resistance influenced the course of Islamic law, the rise of Sunnism, and the legislative authority of the caliphate. Virtues of the Imam Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal is a translation of the biography of Ibn Ḥanbal penned by the Baghdad preacher, scholar, and storyteller, Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201). It includes insights into Ibn Ḥanbal’s childhood, travels, and teachings, as well as descriptions of his way of life. This second and final volume gives a vivid account of Ibn Ḥanbal’s legendary confrontation with the caliphal Inquisition, including his imprisonment, trial, and flogging. Ultimately, it recounts how the people of Baghdad came to admire him as a symbol of Sunni Islam. A bilingual Arabic-English edition.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Letter from the General Editor -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 51: His Love of Poverty and His Affection for the Poor -- Chapter 52: His Humility -- Chapter 53: His Accepting Invitations and His Withdrawal upon Seeing Things He Disapproved Of -- Chapter 54: His Preference for Solitude -- Chapter 55: His Wish to Live in Obscurity and His Efforts to Remain Unnoticed -- Chapter 56: His Fear of God -- Chapter 57: His Preoccupation and Absentmindedness -- Chapter 58: His Devotions -- Chapter 59: His Performances of the Pilgrimage -- Chapter 60: His Extemporaneous Prayers and Supplications -- Chapter 61: His Manifestations of Grace and the Effectiveness of His Prayers -- Chapter 62: The Number of Wives He Had -- Chapter 63: His Concubines -- Chapter 64: The Number of His Children -- Chapter 65: The Lives of His Children and Descendants -- Chapter 66: How and Why the Inquisition Began -- Chapter 67: His Experience with al-Maʾmūn -- Chapter 68: What Happened after the Death of al-Maʾmūn -- Chapter 69: His Experience with al-Muʿtaṣim -- Chapter 70: His Reception by the Elders after His Release, and Their Prayers for Him -- Chapter 71: His Teaching of Hadith after the Death of al-Muʿtaṣim -- Chapter 72: His Experience with al-Wāthiq -- Chapter 73: His Experience with al-Mutawakkil -- Chapter 74: His Refusing Ibn Ṭāhir’s Request to Visit Him -- Chapter 75: What Happened When His Two Sons and His Uncle Accepted Gifts from the Authorities -- Chapter 76: Some Major Figures Who Capitulated to the Inquisition -- Chapter 77: His Comments on Those Who Capitulated -- Chapter 78: Those Who Defied the Inquisition -- Chapter 79: His Final Illness -- Chapter 80: His Date of Death and His Age When He Died -- Chapter 81: How His Body Was Washed and Shrouded -- Chapter 82: On Who Sought to Pray over Him -- Chapter 83: The Number of People Who Prayed over Him -- Chapter 84: The Praising of the Sunnah and the Decrying of Innovation That Took Place during His Funeral Procession -- Chapter 85: The Crowds That Gathered around His Grave -- Chapter 86: His Estate -- Chapter 87: Reactions to His Death -- Chapter 88: Reaction to His Death on the Part of the Jinns -- Chapter 89: On the Condolences Offered to His Family -- Chapter 90: A Selection of the Verses Spoken in Praise of Him in Life and in Commemoration of Him in Death -- Chapter 91: His Dreams -- Chapter 92: Dreams in Which He Appeared to Others -- Chapter 93: Dreams in Which He Was Mentioned -- Chapter 94: The Benefit of Visiting His Grave -- Chapter 95: The Benefit of Being Buried Near Him -- Chapter 96: The Punishments That Befall Anyone Who Attacks Him -- Chapter 97: What to Think about Anyone Who Speaks Ill of Him -- Chapter 98: Why We Chose His Legal School over the Others -- Chapter 99: On the Excellence of His Associates and Successors -- Chapter 100: His Most Prominent Associates and Their Successors from His Time to Our Own -- [Colophons] -- Notes -- Glossary of Names and Terms -- Bibliography -- Further Reading -- Index -- About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute -- About the Typefaces -- About the Editor–Translator