Beyond Schools : Muḥammad B. Ibrāhīm Al-Wazīrʼs Epistemology of Ambiguity

In Beyond Schools: Muh Đammad b. Ibra hi m al-Wazi r's (d. 840/1436) Epistemology of Ambiguity, Damaris Wilmers provides the first extensive analysis of Ibn al-Wazi r's thought and its role in the "Sunnisation of the Zaydiyya", emphasizing its significance for conflicts between schools of thought and law beyond the Yemeni context. Contrasting Ibn al-Wazi r's works with those of his Zaydi contemporary Ah Đmad b. Yah Đya b. al-Murtad Đa , Damaris Wilmers offers a study of a number of heretofore unedited texts from 9th/15th century Yemen when Zaydi identity was challenged by an increasing theological and legal diversity. She shows how Ibn al-Wazi r, who has been classed with different schools, actually de-emphasized school affiliation and developed an integrative approach based on a unique theory of knowledge.