A Digest of Moohummudan Law on the Subjects to Which It Is Usually Applied by British Courts of Justice in India Vol. 1: Compiled and Translated From Authorities in the Original Arabic With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes; Containing the Doctrin

Excerpt from A Digest of Moohummudan Law on the Subjects to Which It Is Usually Applied by British Courts of Justice in India Vol. 1: Compiled and Translated From Authorities in the Original Arabic With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes; Containing the Doctrines of the Hanifeea Code of Jurisprudence<br><br>The extracts of which the Futa''wa Alumgeeree is com posed are always given in that work so far as I have had opportunities of observing in the words of the original writers. This is the case even when works like the Hidayah are quoted which contain comments and arguments of the writer; though the futwa or decision is given without the comment or argument. Many of the cases are not likely to occur again and may be omitted without breaking the continuity of the work or impairing its general utility. In making my selections from it I have followed the example of the compilers in somuch that I have seldom attempted to give the meaning of the original writers in my own words. I have preferred to allow them as it were to speak for themselves and have adhered to literal translation as strictly as the different idioms of the Arabic and English languages would admit. My work.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.