The birth of a legal institution : : the formation of the waqf in third-century A.H. Hanafi legal discourse / / by Peter C. Hennigan.
This book present the first sustained analysis of the earliest legal treatises on the Islamic trust, or waqf -- the Aḥkām al-Waqf of Hilāl al-Ra᾿y and the Aḥkām al-Awqāf of al-Khaṣṣāf. The book situates the treastise and their authors within third/ninth century legal culture, and then undertakes a s...
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| Superior document: | Studies in Islamic law and society, v. 18 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in Islamic law and society ;
v. 18. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (266 pages) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Contents; List of Diagrams; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One: The Biographies of Hilāl al-Ra'y and al-Khassāf; Chapter Two: The Waqf Treatises and Third-Century A.H. Hanafi discourse; Chapter Three: Giving Legal Definition to the Waqf; Chapter Four: Hermeneutical Legitimation; Conclusion; Appendix A: Table of Contents to the Ahkām al-Waqf of Hilāl al-Ra'y; Appendix B: Table of Contents to the Ahkām al-Awqāf of al-Khassāf; Appendix C: Translation of an Early Sadaqa/Hubs Deed; Appendix D: Additional Terminological Clarifications in the Waqf Treatises; Bibliography; Index