Composed in the twelfth century by the leading Muslim jurist Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani (1135–97), the original Arabic al-Hidāyah remains a central text of Islamic personal law. This English translation, from a Persian version of the work, was prepared by the orientalist Charles Hamilton (c.1752–92...

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1. Verfasser:	Marghīnānī, ʻAlī ibn Abī Bakr -1196 or 1197 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Hamilton, Charles 1752 or 1753-1792 (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1791
Schriftenreihe:	Cambridge library collection. Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society
Schlagworte:	Islamic law / Early works to 1800 Hanafites Islamic law / India / Early works to 1800 Indien
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 UBG01 URL des Erstveröffentlichers
Zusammenfassung:	Composed in the twelfth century by the leading Muslim jurist Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani (1135–97), the original Arabic al-Hidāyah remains a central text of Islamic personal law. This English translation, from a Persian version of the work, was prepared by the orientalist Charles Hamilton (c.1752–92) for the East India Company in 1791. Although since superseded, it remains a fascinating document in the history of colonial jurisprudence. The legal system was central to the entrenchment of British rule in India, providing the framework for active control of civil administration and the courts. Translations of Islamic texts were intended to remove the language barrier for colonial officials, and blurred British and native law for the first time. Volume 2 contains sections on punishments, larceny, the rules of war, foundlings, the absconding of slaves, missing persons, partnerships, sales, bail, the transfer of debts, the duties of judges, and evidence
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (viii, 729 pages)
ISBN:	9781139506489
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781139506489