al-Shamil fi Fiqh al-Imam Malik
- Author died
- 805 AH
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al-Shamil fi Fiqh al-Imam Malik (also known as al-Shamil fi al-Fiqh) is a compendium of Maliki jurisprudence by the Egyptian jurist and judge Bahram al-Dumayri (734–805 AH / 1334–1402 CE) .
Overview and Composition
Al-Dumayri composed al-Shamil on the model and structure of the renowned legal manual al-Mukhtasar by his teacher Khalil ibn Ishaq . It was written with meticulous precision and concision, designed to bring together the broad substantive rulings (furu') of the Maliki school into an authoritative summary . Biographical and bibliographical sources describe it as one of the author's most comprehensive and accomplished works, in which he gathered all the legal knowledge and research he had acquired .
Reception and Commentaries
The work received considerable esteem among Maliki scholars, who praised it as one of the finest summaries and most original compositions in the school, suitable for advanced scholars .
A number of commentaries and derivative works were composed around it:
- Author's commentary: Al-Dumayri himself wrote an extensive commentary on the work (Sharh al-Shamil) .
- Later commentaries and completions: Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Rahman (also reported as Muhammad ibn Muhammad) al-Yazighi al-Haniwi (d. 1231 AH / 1815 CE) composed a commentary titled al-Fath al-Kamil fi Tawdih al-Shamil . Additionally, 'Ali ibn 'Abd al-Salam al-Tasuli (d. 1258 AH) wrote a continuation to the commentary on al-Shamil (Takmilat Sharh al-Shamil) .
Manuscripts
Manuscripts of al-Shamil are preserved across several major manuscript libraries, including the library of the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fes, the National Library of Algeria, the General Library in Rabat, the Ibn Yusuf Library in Marrakesh, the al-Zaytuna Library and the National Library of Tunisia in Tunis, al-Azhar Library in Cairo, and the scientific research center at Umm al-Qura University in Mecca .
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