The early history of Ismaili jurisprudence : law under the Fatimids / edited by Agostino Cilardo ; translated by Agostino Cilardo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cilardo, Agostino, editor, translator.

Series:

Ismaili texts and translations series (Institute of Ismaili Studies)

Ismaili texts and translations

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Inheritance and succession (Islamic law).

Islamic law--Reception.

Islamic law.

Ismailites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 142 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012.

Language Note:

In English and Arabic.

Summary:

"Researchers have shed light on the literary production of the Ismailis since the early 1930s. The cataloguing of these work has been carried out by Ivanow, Fyzee, Goriawala, Poonawala, Gacek, Cortese and de Bloise. Many works attributable to Ismaili scholars, however, are still unavailable either because they remain hidden in private collections or because they have not survived. Ismaili law, in particular, is still a largely unexplored field of study. Al-Qadi Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man is generally considered the founder and greatest exponent of Ismaili jurisprudence, Many of his works have been lost, and information on some others is scattered; yet other works remain in manuscript form, and only a few have been published. The present book is a critical edition and translation of al-Nu'man's Minhaj al-fara'id, based on its three known copies. It deals with the law of inheritance, one of the most complex in Islamic law. In comparing the Minhaj with two published works (the Da'a'im al-Islam and Kitab al-iqtisar) as well as a manuscript (Mukhtasar al-athar) of al-Nu'man, a significant doctrinal evolution clearly emerges, reflecting his early Maliki training and then his work under four Fatimid imams. Ismaili law is also compared with the doctrines of the Imami school as well as the legal system of the four Sunni schools. This book thus allows us to determine the time of the composition of the Minhaj al-fara id, the development and the originality of Ismaili jurisprudence, and its relation to other schools of law--Bloomsbury Publishing."

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. The life and works of Al-Qadi Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man

2. Differences among al-Nu'man's five Ismaili works, and a comparison of their doctrines with Imami and Sunni doctrines on inheritance

Conclusion

Note on the edition

Translation of the Minhaj al-fara id

Bibliography

English Index

Arabic Index

Arabic Text.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780755607792

0755607791

9781786724601

178672460X

9781786734600

1786734605

OCLC:

1089976944