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_id: '65585'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: This article explores the relativity of Islamic normativity through the taṣwīb
    doctrine (kullu mujtahid muṣīb) as formulated by al-ʿAnbarī and received by al-Jāḥiẓ
    (d. 255/869), al-Jaṣṣāṣ (d. 370/981), and al-Baṣrī (d. 436/1044). Al-Jaṣṣāṣ reinterprets
    the thesis through the ḥanafī principle of ashbah bi-l-aṣl as a hermeneutical-methodological
    approach; al-Baṣrī elaborates it into an epistemo-logical model of normative plurality,
    while al-Jāḥiẓ articulates a soteriological theory of moral responsibility in
    the context of kalām. The analysis shows that classical Islamic legal theory developed
    a distinct modelof normativity that maintains binding force under conditions of
    pluralism and uncertainty. The article calls for renewed engagement with this
    tradition in contemporary debates on religious normativity and legal pluralism.
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Mohammed
  full_name: Abdelrahem, Mohammed
  last_name: Abdelrahem
citation:
  ama: 'Abdelrahem M. Zur Relativität islamischer Normativität: Diskurslinien der
    taṣwīb-Lehre von al-Ǧāḥiẓ (gest. 869) zu al-Ǧaṣṣāṣ (gest. 981) und al-Baṣrī (gest.
    1044) . <i>Forum Islamic-Theological Studies</i>. 2026;Vol. 5  (2026)(1):94-111.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.71573/2941-122X_2026_5-1_154">10.71573/2941-122X_2026_5-1_154</a>'
  apa: 'Abdelrahem, M. (2026). Zur Relativität islamischer Normativität: Diskurslinien
    der taṣwīb-Lehre von al-Ǧāḥiẓ (gest. 869) zu al-Ǧaṣṣāṣ (gest. 981) und al-Baṣrī
    (gest. 1044) . <i>Forum Islamic-Theological Studies</i>, <i>Vol. 5  (2026)</i>(1),
    94–111. <a href="https://doi.org/10.71573/2941-122X_2026_5-1_154">https://doi.org/10.71573/2941-122X_2026_5-1_154</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Abdelrahem_2026, title={Zur Relativität islamischer Normativität:
    Diskurslinien der taṣwīb-Lehre von al-Ǧāḥiẓ (gest. 869) zu al-Ǧaṣṣāṣ (gest. 981)
    und al-Baṣrī (gest. 1044) }, volume={Vol. 5  (2026)}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.71573/2941-122X_2026_5-1_154">10.71573/2941-122X_2026_5-1_154</a>},
    number={1}, journal={Forum Islamic-Theological Studies}, publisher={LibreCat University},
    author={Abdelrahem, Mohammed}, year={2026}, pages={94–111} }'
  chicago: 'Abdelrahem, Mohammed. “Zur Relativität islamischer Normativität: Diskurslinien
    der taṣwīb-Lehre von al-Ǧāḥiẓ (gest. 869) zu al-Ǧaṣṣāṣ (gest. 981) und al-Baṣrī
    (gest. 1044) .” <i>Forum Islamic-Theological Studies</i> Vol. 5  (2026), no. 1
    (2026): 94–111. <a href="https://doi.org/10.71573/2941-122X_2026_5-1_154">https://doi.org/10.71573/2941-122X_2026_5-1_154</a>.'
  ieee: 'M. Abdelrahem, “Zur Relativität islamischer Normativität: Diskurslinien der
    taṣwīb-Lehre von al-Ǧāḥiẓ (gest. 869) zu al-Ǧaṣṣāṣ (gest. 981) und al-Baṣrī (gest.
    1044) ,” <i>Forum Islamic-Theological Studies</i>, vol. Vol. 5  (2026), no. 1,
    pp. 94–111, 2026, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.71573/2941-122X_2026_5-1_154">10.71573/2941-122X_2026_5-1_154</a>.'
  mla: 'Abdelrahem, Mohammed. “Zur Relativität islamischer Normativität: Diskurslinien
    der taṣwīb-Lehre von al-Ǧāḥiẓ (gest. 869) zu al-Ǧaṣṣāṣ (gest. 981) und al-Baṣrī
    (gest. 1044) .” <i>Forum Islamic-Theological Studies</i>, vol. Vol. 5  (2026),
    no. 1, LibreCat University, 2026, pp. 94–111, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.71573/2941-122X_2026_5-1_154">10.71573/2941-122X_2026_5-1_154</a>.'
  short: M. Abdelrahem, Forum Islamic-Theological Studies Vol. 5  (2026) (2026) 94–111.
date_created: 2026-05-08T11:39:27Z
date_updated: 2026-05-08T13:37:42Z
department:
- _id: '469'
doi: 10.71573/2941-122X_2026_5-1_154
issue: '1'
keyword:
- IslamicTheology
- Usul al-Fiqh
- taswib
- islamische Rechtsphilosophie
- LegalTheory
- Pluralism
- OpenAccess
language:
- iso: ger
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://forum-journal.eu/forum/en/article/view/154
oa: '1'
page: 94-111
publication: Forum Islamic-Theological Studies
publication_status: published
publisher: LibreCat University
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: 'Zur Relativität islamischer Normativität: Diskurslinien der taṣwīb-Lehre von
  al-Ǧāḥiẓ (gest. 869) zu al-Ǧaṣṣāṣ (gest. 981) und al-Baṣrī (gest. 1044) '
type: journal_article
user_id: '95179'
volume: Vol. 5  (2026)
year: '2026'
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