Ebu's-su'ud / / Colin Imber.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Imber, Colin,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)

The Jurist Ebu's-su`ud (c1490-1574) occupies a key position in the history of Islamic Law. He was a scholar who, for forty years, occupied successfully the senior judicial positions in the Ottoman Empire. Confronting the problem of reconciling classical Islamic jurisprudence with the day-to-day legal needs of an empire, he earned an enduring reputation as the jurist who harmonised the Holy Law of Islam with secular practice. The book examines the substance of this reputation by showing, through Ebu's-su`ud's writings, how he adapted classical Islamic legal doctrine to contemporary needs.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I The Historical and Legal Background -- Chapter 1 The Ottoman Empire, the Law and Ebu's-su'ud -- Chapter 2 The Law: shari'a and qanun -- Part II The Sources of Legal Authority: The Holy Law and the Ottoman Sultan -- Chapter 3 The Sultan and Legal Sovereignty -- Chapter 4 The Caliphate -- Part III The Law in Detail -- Chapter 5 Land Tenure and Taxation -- Chapter 6 Trusts in Mortmain -- Chapter 7 Marriage and its Dissolution -- Chapter 8 Crimes and Torts: Offences against Property -- Chapter 9 Crimes and Torts: Offences against the Person -- Conclusion -- English Equivalents of Legal and Technical Terms -- Glossary -- Index