The Hedaya, or Guide: A Commentary on the Mussulman Laws.

Composed in the twelfth century by the leading Muslim jurist Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani (1135–97), the original Arabic al-Hidāyah remains a central text of Islamic personal law. This English translation, from a Persian version of the work, was prepared by the orientalist Charles Hamilton (c.1752–92...

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1. VerfasserIn: Marghīnānī, ʻAlī ibn Abī Bakr (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Hamilton, Charles (ÜbersetzerIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1791.
In:Jahr: 1791
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Cambridge library collection. Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society
weitere Schlagwörter:B Hanafites
B Islamic law ; Early works to 1800
B Islamic Law Early works to 1800
B Islamic Law Early works to 1800
B Islamic Law Early works to 1800 (India)
B Islamic Law India Early works to 1800
B Islamic law ; India ; Early works to 1800
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Parallele Ausgabe:Erscheint auch als: 9781108055369
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Zusammenfassung:Composed in the twelfth century by the leading Muslim jurist Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani (1135–97), the original Arabic al-Hidāyah remains a central text of Islamic personal law. This English translation, from a Persian version of the work, was prepared by the orientalist Charles Hamilton (c.1752–92) for the East India Company in 1791. Although since superseded, it remains a fascinating document in the history of colonial jurisprudence. The legal system was central to the entrenchment of British rule in India, providing the framework for active control of civil administration and the courts. Translations of Islamic texts were intended to remove the language barrier for colonial officials, and blurred British and native law for the first time. Volume 2 contains sections on punishments, larceny, the rules of war, foundlings, the absconding of slaves, missing persons, partnerships, sales, bail, the transfer of debts, the duties of judges, and evidence.
ISBN:113950648X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139506489