The Keys to the Heavens: An Explanation of "Islamic Law"
(مفاتيح الجنان، شرح شرعة الإسلام)

Name: The Keys to the Heavens: An Explanation of "Islamic Law"
Author: al-Burssawi, Ya'kub ibn Sayyid ali, died circa 1524

Title	The Keys to the Heavens: An Explanation of "Islamic Law"
Title Original	مفاتيح الجنان، شرح شرعة الإسلام
Author	al-Burssawi, Ya'kub ibn Sayyid ali, died circa 1524
Publication Date:	1906
Publication Place	- Kazan Imperial University Publishing House
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	1 online resource.
Library:	Library of Congress
Library Asset ID	2021666149
Record ID	22053216
Date	1906
Sample Text	Mafâtîh al-Jinân: Šharh Šhir'at al-Islam (The keys to the heavens: An explanation of "Islamic law") is a commentary on the work Šhir'at al-Islam (Islamic law) by Mohammad ibn Abu Bakr al-Jughi (1098--1177). Al-Jughi was known as Imam Zadeh, a scholar and an imam in Bukhara (present-day Uzbekistan). The commentary, by Ya'kub ibn Sayyid ali al-Burssawi (died circa 1524), is an extensive book that discusses belief, manners, and daily practices in an Islamic framework. The work consists of 61 sections, called books. Special attention is paid to ethics. Muslims are enjoined to follow the Qur'an and Sunna in all actions, to strengthen their faith, have honorable intentions, take care of parents and relatives, and behave decently to other people. The text explains the precepts for prayer, mosque attendance, jihad, charity, fasting, and rules concerning food and drink, hospitality, marriage, and means of communication. This edition, published in Kazan in 1906, is an example of Arabic and Islamic publication in the Russian Empire for the empire's Muslim population. Kazan University was founded by Tsar Alexander I in 1804 and became the premier center for oriental studies in the Russian Empire. Kazan was a center of publishing for the empire's Muslim population.
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The Keys to the Heavens: An Explanation of "Islamic Law"

(مفاتيح الجنان، شرح شرعة الإسلام)

Author al-Burssawi, Ya'kub ibn Sayyid ali, died circa 1524

Publication Date 1906

Publication Place - Kazan Imperial University Publishing House

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital No

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 1 online resource.

Library Library of Congress

Library Asset ID 2021666149

Record ID 22053216

Date 1906

Sample Text Mafâtîh al-Jinân: Šharh Šhir'at al-Islam (The keys to the heavens: An explanation of "Islamic law") is a commentary on the work Šhir'at al-Islam (Islamic law) by Mohammad ibn Abu Bakr al-Jughi (1098--1177). Al-Jughi was known as Imam Zadeh, a scholar and an imam in Bukhara (present-day Uzbekistan). The commentary, by Ya'kub ibn Sayyid ali al-Burssawi (died circa 1524), is an extensive book that discusses belief, manners, and daily practices in an Islamic framework. The work consists of 61 sections, called books. Special attention is paid to ethics. Muslims are enjoined to follow the Qur'an and Sunna in all actions, to strengthen their faith, have honorable intentions, take care of parents and relatives, and behave decently to other people. The text explains the precepts for prayer, mosque attendance, jihad, charity, fasting, and rules concerning food and drink, hospitality, marriage, and means of communication. This edition, published in Kazan in 1906, is an example of Arabic and Islamic publication in the Russian Empire for the empire's Muslim population. Kazan University was founded by Tsar Alexander I in 1804 and became the premier center for oriental studies in the Russian Empire. Kazan was a center of publishing for the empire's Muslim population.

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