Fatawa-e-Alamgiri
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Fatawa-e-Alamgiri is a comprehensive 17th-century compilation of Hanafi Islamic law that became a key legal reference in the Mughal Empire and later in South Asia.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya | 1 |
| Al-Fatawa al-‘Alamgiriyya | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hanafi law manual
ⓘ
Islamic legal text ⓘ Mughal-era legal code ⓘ fiqh compendium ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Fatawa-e-Alamgiri
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya
Fatawa-e-Alamgiri ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Fatawa al-‘Alamgiriyya
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| authorityIn |
Mughal judicial system
ⓘ
pre-modern South Asian Islamic courts ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Aurangzeb ⓘ |
| compiledFor | standardizing Hanafi legal practice in the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| compiler | a committee of Hanafi scholars ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
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surface form:
Mughal Empire
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| coversTopic |
contracts in Islamic law
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criminal penalties (hudud and ta‘zir) ⓘ divorce in Islamic law ⓘ fasting ⓘ inheritance in Islamic law ⓘ judicial procedure ⓘ marriage in Islamic law ⓘ pilgrimage (hajj) ⓘ prayer ⓘ ritual purity ⓘ zakat ⓘ |
| genre | fatwa collection ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Hanafi legal manuals in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple volumes ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
influential source for later South Asian Islamic law
ⓘ
standard reference for Hanafi courts in the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| influenced |
Anglo-Muhammadan law formulations
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Islamic legal practice in South Asia ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchool |
Hanafi school
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanafi school of law
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| legalSystem | Islamic law ⓘ |
| madhhab |
Hanafi school
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surface form:
Hanafi
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| mainSubject |
Hanafi jurisprudence
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Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) ⓘ commercial law in Islam ⓘ criminal law in Islam ⓘ personal status law ⓘ ritual law in Islam ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Aurangzeb
ⓘ
surface form:
Aurangzeb Alamgir
|
| placeOfCompilation |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
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surface form:
Mughal period
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| use |
fatwa issuance
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judicial reference ⓘ legal codification ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Al-Fatawa al-‘Alamgiriyya
this entity surface form:
Al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya