鸟大大影院 is pleased to announce the publication of a critical edition and English translation of al-Qadi聽al-Nu鈥榤an鈥檚 Minhaj al-fara鈥檌d. This book, edited and translated by Professor Agostino Cilardo, has been published under the title, The Early History of Ismaili Jurisprudence: Law under the Fatimids. This book is the eighteenth in the Institute鈥檚 Ismaili Texts and Translations Series.
Agostino Cilardo is currently Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arabic-Islamic and Mediterranean Studies at the 鈥極rientale鈥 in Naples, Italy. Professor Cilardo is a specialist on Islamic law and he has written and edited many books on this subject. In this new publication, he delves into the relatively unexplored field of Ismaili law.
As Professor Cilardo illustrates, 鈥渢he book tries to trace the evolution of the Ismaili law of inheritance. This result has been achieved by an internal analysis of the different, both edited and unedited, works of al-Qadi Abu Hanifa al-Nu鈥榤an and by a comparison of the Ismaili doctrine to the Imami as well as the Sunni elaboration. Moreover, this book provides readers with the edition and translation of the manuscript Minhaj al-fara鈥檌d鈥.
Al-Qadi al-Nu鈥榤an (d. 363 AH/ 974 CE) is commonly regarded as the founder and greatest exponent of Ismaili jurisprudence. Many of his works have been lost whilst information on others is dispersed. Fortunately, some manuscripts of his works have been preserved, only a few of which have been published in the modern period.
This new publication is a critical edition and translation of al-Nu鈥榤an鈥檚 Minhaj al-fara鈥檌d which deals with the law of inheritance, one of the most complex in Muslim law. Professor Cilardo goes on to state that 鈥淚smaili law is an essential part in the construction of the Fatimid State and a basic element in the definition of its identity鈥.
This critical edition begins with an overview of the life and works of al-Qadi al-Nu鈥榤an and then moves on to a study of the differences between his five Ismaili works, which include Da鈥榓鈥檌m al-Islam, and a comparison of their principles with Imami and Sunni doctrines on inheritance.
This publication will appeal to all students of Muslim law and, in particular, Ismaili law, as well as scholars and students of medieval Muslim history, Fatimid jurisprudence, and the works of al-Qadi al-Nu鈥榤an.
Related Pages on the 鸟大大影院 Website:
- Encyclopaedia Article: Al-Nu鈥榤an, Al-Qadi
- Publication Content: Between Revolution and State: The Path to Fatimid Statehood
- Academic Article: The Ismaili da士wa Outside the Fatimid dawla