al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani

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Al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani is a seminal 12th-century Hanafi legal manual that systematically presents and analyzes Islamic jurisprudence and its rulings.

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instanceOf Hanafi legal epitome
Hanafi legal manual
Hanafi scholar
Islamic jurist
Islamic legal manual
Sunni Islamic jurisprudence work
fiqh text
author Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani
authorOf Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani
basedOn Bidayat al-Mubtadi
countryOfOrigin Islamic world
coversTopic criminal law
judicial procedure
marriage and family law
ritual worship (ibadat)
transactions (muamalat)
dateWritten 12th century
genre jurisprudential commentary
legal manual
hasTranslation English
Persian
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
historicalPeriod Islamic Golden Age
influence Mughal Indian legal practice
Ottoman legal scholarship
classical Hanafi legal practice
language Arabic
legalSchool Hanafi school
surface form: Hanafi

Hanafi school
surface form: Hanafi
mainSubject Hanafi school
surface form: Hanafi fiqh

Islamic jurisprudence
methodology comparative analysis of Hanafi opinions
discussion of evidences and reasoning
notableFeature extensive legal reasoning and argumentation
integration of earlier Hanafi authorities
systematic presentation of Hanafi rulings
placeOfOrigin Transoxiana
regionOfInfluence Central Asia
South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent

Ottoman Empire
religiousAffiliation Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam
scholarlyReputation one of the most authoritative Hanafi manuals
structure organized by chapters of fiqh
usedAs judicial manual in Hanafi courts
reference work for muftis
teaching text in madrasas

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Hanafi school notableText al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani