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The Birth of a Legal Institution: The Formation of the Waqf in Third-Century A.H. ?Anaf? Legal Discourse

Peter C Hennigan

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Description:This book present the first sustained analysis of the earliest legal treatises on the Islamic trust, or waqf -- the "A?k?m al-Waqf" of Hil?l al-Ra?y and the "A?k?m al-Awq?f" of al-Kha f. The book situates the treastise and their authors within third/ninth century legal culture, and then undertakes a systematic textual analysis of the treatises, examining both the attributes of ?anaf? legal discourse and how the waqf came to be defined and situated within existing categories of charitable giving, inheritance, bequest and death-sickness. The final chapter focuses on how the waqf was legitimated hermeneutically through traditions of the Prophet and his Companions. The close textual analysis of these treatises is especially important for historians of early Islamic law.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Birth of a Legal Institution: The Formation of the Waqf in Third-Century A.H. ?Anaf? Legal Discourse. To get started finding The Birth of a Legal Institution: The Formation of the Waqf in Third-Century A.H. ?Anaf? Legal Discourse, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 266

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers

Release: 2014

ISBN: 9047402219

Description: This book present the first sustained analysis of the earliest legal treatises on the Islamic trust, or waqf -- the "A?k?m al-Waqf" of Hil?l al-Ra?y and the "A?k?m al-Awq?f" of al-Kha f. The book situates the treastise and their authors within third/ninth century legal culture, and then undertakes a systematic textual analysis of the treatises, examining both the attributes of ?anaf? legal discourse and how the waqf came to be defined and situated within existing categories of charitable giving, inheritance, bequest and death-sickness. The final chapter focuses on how the waqf was legitimated hermeneutically through traditions of the Prophet and his Companions. The close textual analysis of these treatises is especially important for historians of early Islamic law.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Birth of a Legal Institution: The Formation of the Waqf in Third-Century A.H. ?Anaf? Legal Discourse. To get started finding The Birth of a Legal Institution: The Formation of the Waqf in Third-Century A.H. ?Anaf? Legal Discourse, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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