Analysis Of Law And Legal History (fiqh) Of Jamal Ai-din Ai- Annis Manuscript With Philological Description And Partial Translation

When we discuss the contribution of Shaikh Jamal AI-Din AI-Almi, based on his manuscriptrnKitab AI-Fatwa, we find that his work represents a masterpiece in legal and cultural history. Inrngene rai, the inS expresses his legal and theological opinions whi ch are offered in the form ofrnFatwa.rnAlso, AI -Almi mentions, in his Kitab AI-Fatwa manuscript, his legal sources from which hernderived the answers to the questions he was asked. The sources he indicates include the Q uran,rnHadith, Sunna, Ijma' and qiyas. These are the basic sources for AI-Anni's Fatwa. He alsornaccepted customary law Cur! '-'YO) so lon g as it did not contrad ict the Sharia, given therncircumstances that existed during the 19,h century in north ern Ethiopia where he lived. Thernlanguage and content of the manuscript point to a very high degree of Islamic cultural andrnliterary development in the country . Inquiries were submitted to Shaikh AI-Anni from virtuallyrnall sectors of Muslim society from all parts of Ethiopia. His leadership is still recogni zed andrnhe is widely known as th e most prominent s piritual leader and teacher of the MuslimrnpopUlation in Etl1iopia and elsewhere in the Horn.

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