Lot: 58 - Dur Al-Mukhtar Sharah Tanweer Al-Absar by sheikh Muhammad Ala al-Din al-Haskafi

Dur Al-Mukhtar Sharah Tanweer Al-Absar by sheikh Muhammad Ala al-Din al-Haskafi

Dur al-Mukhtar Sharh Tanweer al-Absar also called al-Dur al-Mukhtar, is a book written by Imam Muhammad Ala al-Din al-Haskafi in the year 1071 AH (1655 AD). The book is actually a commentary on another book called Tanweer al-Absar by Muhammad ibn Abd Allah Tamartashi.

The book is considered one of the most prominent treatises of the Hanafi school. The author of the book mainly discusses issues of marriage, dowry, divorce, rights and duties of spouses, endowment, gifts, last will and testament and inheritance. It has been referenced by almost all modern-day writers on Islamic law in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. This book provides useful information for judges, lawyers, scholars, and students of Islamic law.

The manuscript was popular because it included original opinions in the Hanafi school of thought and contained many jurisprudential issues in a nutshell. Also, various commentaries were written on it. The edition in this collection is a rare example of this precious work.

The manuscript is handwritten in Arabic, in black and red ink, and in the Ta'lik script,  

It has 702 pages and is bound in the original leather binding. The book is 25 by 16 cm and is in very good condition. 

Product Code: 15626

#February 2024