Text and Interpretation: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law
Text and Interpretation: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law
Hossein Modarressi
Harvard University Press 2022, 457 pp.
ISBN: 978-0-674-27189-0
Faizan Kirmani
 
 
In this book, the author, Hossein Modarressi, examines different aspects of Imam Ja?far al-Sadiq's legacy, which is preserved in thousands of books (p. 2). Modarressi argues that Imam Ja?far al-Sadiq's legacy has had a profound impact on the development of Islamic law, particularly in the areas of legal interpretation and contracts. Modarressi notes that Imam Ja?far al-Sadiq's legacy has expanded to a degree unmatched by any other legal tradition in Islam (p. 2).

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