The Pillars of Islam : Da 'A' Im Al-Islam of Al-Qadi Al-Nu'Man : Vol. II: Mu 'Amalat : Laws Pertaining to Human Intercourse/translated by Asaf A.A. Fyzee +
Contents: 1. Book of business transactions and rules concerning them (Kitab Al Buyu'Wa 'L-Ahkam Fiha). 2. The book of oaths and vows (Kitab Al Ayman Wa 'L-Nudhur). 3. The book of food (Kitab Al-At'Ima). 4. Book of drinks (Kitab Al-Ashriba). 5. Book of medicine (Kitab Al-Tibb). 6. Book of dress and perfume (Kitab Al-Libas Wa 'L-Tib). 7. Book of hunting (Kitab Al-Sayd). 8. Book of ritual slaughter (Kitab Al-Dhaba'Ih). 9. Book of sacrificial animals and the offerings made for newborn children (Kitab Al-Dahaya Wa 'L' 'Aqa' Iq). 10. Book of marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah). 11. Book of divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq). 12. Book of the emancipation of slaves (Kitab Al-Itq). 13. Book of Benefactions (Kitab Al-'Ataya). 14. Book of wills (Kitab Al-Wasaya). 15. Book of inheritance (Kitab Al-Fara' Id). 16. Book of blood money (Kitab Al-Diyat). 17. Book of divinely ordained punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud). 18. Book of thieves and robbers (Kitab Al-Surraq Wa 'L Muharibin). 19. Book of Apostasy and innovation (Kitab Al-Ridda Wa 'L-Bida 'A). 20. Book of usurpation and transgression (Kitab Al-Ghasb Wa 'L-Ta'Addi). 21. Book of commodate loans and deposits (Kitab Al-'Ariya Wa 'L-Wadi'A). 22. Book of finds, the foundling and the runaway slave (Kitab Al-Luqta Wa 'L-Laqit Wa 'L-Abiq). 23. Book of partition and construction (Kitab Al-Qisma Wa 'L-Bunyan). 24. Book of evidence (Kitab Al-Shahada). 25. Book of claims and clear proofs (Kitab Al-Da Wa Wa 'L-Bayyinat). 26. Book of the etiquette of Qadis (Kitab Adab Al-Qudat). Glossary. Appendices. General index.
"The Da'a' im al-Islam, composed by al-Qadi al-Nu'man around the year 349/960, was the official code of the Fatimid State. It was commissioned by the Fatimid caliph al Mu'izz li-Din Allah, both for the use of the state as well as the Isma 'ili community. Imam al-Mu'izz closely scrutinized the entire work. It is therefore not surprising that the text is considered by the Musta 'li-Tayyibi Bohras as the greatest authority on Isma 'ili law upto the present day, and it remains a source of supreme authority in their legal matters. Courts in the subcontinent also apply this text in personal and family matters in the form of the Isma 'ili law manual.
Al-Qadi al-Nu'man served the first four Fatimid caliphs successively in various capacities. He reached the apogee of his career during the reign of Imam al-Mu'izz; he was elevated to the highest judicial office in the Fatimid Empire. He was authorized by the caliph to conduct 'wisdom sessions' every Friday and instruct the congregation on the religious sciences of the da'wa.
The pillars of Islam is the first authoritative English translation of the Da'a'im. The first volume discusses faith, devotion, ritual purity, prayer, funerals, alms tax, fasting, pilgrimage, and jihad. The second volume deals with a wide range of subjects such as food, dress, medicine, oaths, hunting, ritual slaughter, business transactions, marriage, divorce, inheritance, criminal punishments, the question of apostasy, and the etiquette of judges.
The translation not only renders the Arabic original into a modern idiom with grace and clarity, but its rich annotations also draw extensively on both parallel Arabic sources and the intensive research of recent years. It is further complemented by a bibliography for additional reading, a glossary of technical terms, appendices, and detailed indices. It will be an invaluable addition to all libraries and institutions dealing with Islamic studies, religious, and socio-legal studies. Scholars and students of law, religion, applied jurisprudence, and philosophy will all find this comprehensive volume a useful reference. It will be especially important for lawyers and judges as this remains the greatest authority on Isma'ili law and is the source of supreme authority in legal matters pertaining to the community." (jacket)
1. Da‘a’im al-Islam fi dhikr al-halal wa’l-haram wa’l-qadaya wa’l-ahkam
al-Qadi al-Nu‘man (d. 363/974)
The Da‘a’im, in two volumes, can be arguably described as the most important work on Ismaili law. It was commissioned by the Fatimid Imam-caliph al-Mu‘izz and written in North Africa around 349/960. Its purpose was to serve as the religious and civil code from the Fatimid religious and secular administration. However, its value as an authoritative and respected historical legal source has lasted to the present day. This is reflected in the fact that the Da‘a’im has been the main reference for generations of Ismaili scholars in the legal field. The first volume deals with acts of obedience to God (‘ibadat). The second volume focuses on codes of conduct and regulations for the community (mu‘amalat).Copied in the mid 13th/19th century; copyist unknown.
312 leaves (plus 3 leaves of miscellaneous annotations); 18 lines per page; 183 x 135 mm; clear small black naskhi; headings in red; occasional corrections, additions and annotations in the margins, sometimes in a later hand; purple leather binding with diced ornaments on both covers, with flap.
Ms. 1159 (ArI, ZA)
Arabic Manuscripts
2. Tarbiyat al-mu’minin
Whereas Qadi al-Nu‘man’s Da‘a’im al-Islam represents the exoteric compendium of Fatimid Ismaili law, its esoteric counterpart is the author’s Tarbiyat al-mu’minin, better known as the Ta’wil da‘a’im al-Islam. This work consists of twelve parts, each divided into ten chapters. The 120 chapters of the Ta’wil da‘a’im bear the title of ‘sessions’, and it seems as though these formed part of the ‘sessions of wisdom’ (majalis al-hikma) that al-Nu‘man held within the palace for special initiates. The pages illustrated, both written in clear naskhiscripts, are from different manuscripts of this two-volume work.Copied in 1275/1858 by Akbar ‘Ali b. Mulla Ilahbakhsh
Volume One, 425 folios, 210 x 120 mm
Ms 18
The Sayyidi Muhammad 'Ali Hamdani Collection
3. Kitab al-Urjuzah al-Muntakhabah fi Fiqh Ahl al-Bayt
Qadi al-Nu‘man: Kitab al-Urjuzah al-Muntakhabah fi Fiqh Ahl al-Bayt (“A Versified Selection on the Jurisprudence of the Ahl al-Bayt”).
This is the first volume of a two-volume compendium in verse drawn from the legal writings of the celebrated Fatimid scholar and historian Qadi al-Nu‘man - simultaneously, Ismaili chief da‘i and Fatimid chief qadi - who died in Cairo on 27 March 974 CE (Jumada II 363 AH). The selection is based on Qadi al-Nu‘man’s monumental work entitled al-Idah (“The Elucidation”) said to have comprised 3,000 folios and to have dealt with all aspects of Ismaili jurisprudence. That work is now lost; surviving only in summaries and verse compilations like the present manuscript.
The manuscript at the IIS was copied in Rabi’ al-akhar 1321 AH/ 1903 CE by Fatimah Ziya’iya, the grandmother of Professor Abbas Hamdani (and herself the grand-daughter of the da‘i Husam al-Din), in a clear and elegant hand. It is one of several manuscripts in the Hamdani Collection copied by a woman scribe.
6- 4. Qadi an-Nu'man the Fatimid Jurist and Author
- The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
No. 1 (Jan., 1934), pp. 1-32
(article consists of 32 pages) - Published by: Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
- Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25200839
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