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Mukhtasar Al-Quduri An Explanatory Translation
Perhaps Imam Al-Quduri's most famous work, Al-Mukhtasar is also known as Al-Kitab. The number of issues it addresses is 12,500, spanning the entire spectrum of fiqh, for the book covers not only matters of worship, but also business transactions, personal relations and penal & judicial matters. Abu 'Al-Shashi said about the book,
"Whoever memorises this book is the best accomplished of our associates in memorisation, and whoever understands it is the best accomplished of our associates in understanding".
As is common with Fiqh summary texts (Mutun, singular: Matn) the book generally does not make a point of providing evidences and derivations of the regulations. The bases and reasonings behind the verdicts presented can be pursued in more advanced books of the Madhhab, and also require some knowledge of Usul Al-Fiqh. The traditional method of learning is young people to first study (and often memorise) a basic Matn, then later go back and study each issue in more detail, and/or along with the evidences.
It is related that when Imam Al-Quduri wrote this book, he carried it with him to the Ka'bah, and hung it from its curtains. He asked Allah the Exalted to bless him in it, and this prayer was apparently fulfilled. The book is recognized and respected as a reliable book of the school, and has had various commentaries written on it. Along with Muhammad ibn Hasan's Al-Jami' Al-Saghir, it formed the nucleus of Al-Marghinani's widely-renowned Al-Hidayah - which itself was commented on by numerous scholars, among the more famous of them Hafiz Badr Al-Din Al-'Ayni (the author of the commentary on Al-Bukhari, 'Umdatl Al-Qari) in Al-Binayah, and Hafiz Kamal Al-Din Ibn Al-Humam in Fath Al-Qadir.
Up to this day Al-Mukhtasar enjoys a wide acclaim, still forming a part of the teaching curriculum in many traditional Madaris, and with prominent and accomplished contemporary scholars continuing to recommend and approve it as a teaching texts.
English translation by Mufti Afzal Hossen Elias
Author of Mukhtasar al-Quduri: He is Abul-Hasan Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ja`far ibn Hamdan al-Quduri al-Baghdadi, the Hanafi jurist, born 362 AH.
Abul-Hasan al-Quduri took his knowledge of fiqh from Abu `Abdillah Muhammad ibn al-Jurjani, a student of Abu Bakr al-Jassas al-Razi. He attained hadith from various teachers, most famous amongst them al-Khatib al-Baghdadi.
He was among the ashab al-Tarjih (those who weighed and analyzed the strengths of differing verdicts in the Hanafi school of fiqh). The leadership of the Hanafis in Iraq came to rest with him, and his renown rose. His mention recurs in the well-known Hanafi books al-Hidayah and al-Khulasah. He died on 15th Rajab 428 AH in Baghdad, and was buried in his home, but was later transported and buried beside Abu Bakr al-Khawarizmi, another Hanafi jurist.
Topic: Islamic Jurisprudence
Format: Hardback
Type: Manual
Book Title: Mukhtasar Al-Quduri An Explanatory Translation
Subjects: Religion & Beliefs
Publication Year: 2016
Publisher: Mustafah Publishers
Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: Pakistan
Series: Mukhtasar Al-Quduri An Explanatory Translation
Author: Mufti Afzal Hoosen Elias (R.A)
Weight: 755 grams
Language: Arabic, English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
ISBN: 9789697520152