1871 ARABIC MANUSCRIPT ISLAMIC LAW BOOK antique Al Nukaya Mukhtasar al-Wiqayah

Al Nukaya Mukhtasar al-Wiqayah

by Sadr al-Shari'a al-Asghar

Text in Arabic, Nastaliq script

Written in 1871-1872

Purchased in Uzbekistan

Original binding with embossed medallions


Size 6 by 11"

Nice calligraphy

about 200 lvs (=400 pp)


 Very good condition, some minor stains

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Sadr al-Shari'a al-Asghar , also known as Sadr al-Shari'a al-Thani , was a Hanafi-Maturidi scholar, faqih (jurist), mutakallim (theologian), mufassir (Qur'anic exegete), muhaddith (expert of the Hadith), nahawi (grammarian), lughawi (linguist), logician, and astronomer, known for both his theories of time and place and his commentary on Islamic jurisprudence, indicating the depth of his knowledge in various Islamic disciplines.

His lineage reaches 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit.
He was praised by al-Taftazani, and 'Abd al-Hayy al-Lucknawi.
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