This volume contains three Arabic treatises on Islamic jurisprudence, as well as a fourth in Ottoman Turkish. The contents comprise of:. I. (ff 2v-36r) This section contains a work in Arabic, in several chapters, on Islamic jurisprudence regarding ta'zīr (a formal chastisement or reprimand) and the distinction between ta'zīr and ḥadd (imposition of an actual penalty). Numerous authorities are quoted, though there does not appear to be a title or author. II. (37v-56v) This section contains another treatise in Arabic on jurisprudence, concerned again with punishment. III. (57r-82v) This section contains part of the same text as the first in this volume, though lacking the beginning and end. IV. (83r-97v) This section contains a treatise in Ottoman Turkish on jurisprudence and penalties. This may be a translation or an adaptation of the second text in this volume, despite the wholly misleading rubric on 97v suggesting otherwise. There is a gilt illuminated unvan on 37v and similarly illuminated text frames on 37v-38r. Though undated, this work is from around the 12th century AH/18th century CE.
[Four treatises on jurisprudence in Arabic and Ottoman Turkish]
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- GB 59 Or 16853
- Dates of Creation
- 18th century
- Language of Material
- Arabic Turkish
- Physical Description
- 4 texts 97 ff Material: Cream paper of medium thickness. Foliation: European, 97 ff. Dimensions: 210 x 130 mm. Pricking and Ruling: 19-23 lines. Script: Various nesta'lik hands. Binding: Ottoman boards; flap.
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Purchased at Bonhams' auction sale, 19 January 2011: Lot 25 (part)