Author
al-Ḥanafî, Zayn ibn Naǧīm - author
Publication Date
1577
Type
Other
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
University of La Laguna Library
Record ID
cdi_europeana_collections_9200126_560D112F7D09A4357DB2140DBDAFB252FFDDF406
Date
1577
Notes
Original work accomplished: 27th ǧumādaṯ-ṯāni 969 A.H. (March 1562 AD) Date of completion of the autograph: Juladasani 969 A.H. (March 1562 AD) Original paper covers with leather over edges, binding and miqlab; linen binding; Neskhi script, black ink; titles of chapters, certain terms and marks in the text written with red ink; marginal notes, ink: black and red; the work divided into two parts; original foliation with Arabic ciphers in the upper left corner of the page: first part: 1-59, second part: 1-90; introduction: 1b-4b; contents: 5a. Original cardboard covers covered with leather over edges, binding and folds. Neshi, black ink. Chapter titles, certain terms and marks in the text are written in red ink. The notes in the margins are written in black and red ink. The work is divided into two parts. Original foliation with Arabic numerals in the upper left corner of page a: first part: 1-59, second part: 1-90. Introduction: 1b-4b. Contents: 5a. The Hanafi (Arabic: Hanafi) school is one of the four madhhabs (schools of law) in jurisprudence (Fiqh) within Sunni Islam, the other three schools of thought being Shafi'i, Maliki, and Hanbali. The Hanafi madhhab is named after the Persian scholar Abu Hanifa an-Nu'man ibn Thabit. Among the four established Sunni schools of legal thought in Islam, the Hanafi school is the oldest and by far, the largest. It has a reputation for putting greater emphasis on the role of reason and being more liberal than the other three schools. The Hanafi school also has the most followers among the four major Sunni schools. (The Abbasid Caliphate, Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire were Hanafi, so the influence of the Hanafi school is still widespread in their former lands). Today, the Hanafi school is predominant among the Levant, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, China as well as in Mauritius, Turkey, and the Balkan peninsula. It is also followed in large numbers in other parts of the Muslim world. The sources from which the law is derived, in order of importance and preference, are: the Qur'an, the authentic narrations of the Prophet (Hadith), Consensus (ijma), and analogical reasoning (qiyas), qiyas only being applied if direct material cannot be found in the Qur'an or Hadith. The Hanafi (Arabic: Hanaf) school is one of the four jumadhabs (legal schools) in jurisprudence (fiqh) within Sunni Islam, while the other three schools of thought are Shafi'i, Maliki, and Hanbali. The Hanafi madhhab was named after the Persian scholar Abu Hanifa an-Numan ibn Thabit. Among the four established Sunni schools of legal thought in Islam, the Hanafi school is the oldest and most numerous. It has a reputation for placing greater emphasis on the role of reason and for being more free-spirited than the other three schools. The Hanafi school also has the most followers among the four main Sunni schools. (There were Hanafis in the Abbasid Caliphate, the Ottoman Empire, and the Mughal Empire, so the influence of the Hanafi school is still widespread in the countries that originated from them.) Today, the Hanafi school is prevalent in the Levant, in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, China, as well as in Mauritius, Turkey, and the Balkan Peninsula. She also has a large number of followers in other parts of the Islamic world. The sources on the basis of which the law is passed, based on order and priority, are: the Koran, authentic narrations about the Prophet Muhammad (hadith), consensus (ijma) and analogical reasoning (qiyas), where kojas is applied only if certain material cannot be found in the Koran or hadiths.
