Hashiyat al-Jamal ala Sharh al-Minhaj = Futuhat al-Wahhab bi-Tawdih Sharh Manhaj al-Tullab
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- 1204 AH
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Futuhat al-Wahhab bi-Tawdih Sharh Manhaj al-Tullab (Arabic: فتوحات الوهاب بتوضيح شرح منهج الطلاب), widely known as Hashiyat al-Jamal ala Sharh al-Manhaj, is an extensive supercommentary in Shafi'i jurisprudence by the Egyptian jurist Sulayman ibn Umar al-Ujayli, known as al-Jamal (d. 1204 AH / 1790 CE) . It serves as an extensive gloss on Fath al-Wahhab bi-Sharh Manhaj al-Tullab, a commentary composed by Zakariyya al-Ansari (d. 926 AH / 1520 CE) on his own legal manual Manhaj al-Tullab, which itself was an abridgment of Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi’s Minhaj al-Talibin .
Purpose and Composition
Al-Jamal explains in his introduction that after studying and reading Sharh al-Manhaj under leading scholars, he found that existing individual marginalia were insufficient on their own to elucidate the text . A student seeking thorough understanding was often forced to consult the lengthier commentary of Shams al-Din al-Ramli (Nihayat al-Muhtaj) alongside various glosses, a task made burdensome by contemporary constraints . Al-Jamal compiled this work to gather these scattered materials into a unified reference, thereby sparing readers the need to cross-check multiple commentaries . A dated colophon before the section on bodily injuries (Kitab al-Jinayat) indicates that he completed that part of the draft on Sunday, five nights remaining in Jumada al-Ula 1184 AH (1770 CE) .
Method and Sources
The work gathers legal opinions, clarifications, linguistic definitions, and Quranic exegesis from a wide array of late Shafi'i legal literature . Al-Jamal explicitly outlined his systematic methodology and major references in the preface:
- Incorporating additions and nuances made by Shams al-Din al-Ramli over Zakariyya al-Ansari's text, alongside glosses by Ali al-Shabramallisi and Ahmad al-Rashidi .
- Summarizing earlier supercommentaries on Sharh al-Manhaj, including those of Shihab al-Din al-Halabi, Ibrahim al-Birmawi, Ahmad ibn Qasim al-Ubbadi, Muhammad al-Shawbari, and al-Shabramallisi .
- Drawing heavily on the marginalia of Ali al-Ziyadi, the commentaries and glosses of Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, Sharh al-Rawd, Sharh al-Bahjah, Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli’s commentary, Shihab al-Din al-Qalyubi’s glosses, and notes on al-Tahrir and al-Khatib al-Shirbini .
- Incorporating the direct lecture notes and verifications (taqrirat) of his teachers, Atiyyah al-Ujhuri and Muhammad al-Hifnawi (al-Hifni) .
Al-Jamal adopted distinct citation conventions: the phrase "our shaykh concluded" (intahā shaykhunā) designates Atiyyah al-Ujhuri, whereas al-Hifni is cited by name . Unattributed remarks reflect his own understanding of textual phrasing rather than independent legal rulings, as he maintained that legal rulings rely solely on transmitted authority . He marked exact literal quotations with the formula ih kadha (اهـ كذا) and modified or paraphrased citations with ih min kadha (اهـ من كذا) .
Publication History
The work has been published in several multi-volume editions, including:
- An edition printed at al-Matba'ah al-Maymaniyyah in Cairo in 1305 AH .
- A five-volume edition printed at the press of Mustafa Muhammad (al-Maktabah al-Tijariyyah al-Kubra) in Egypt in 1357 AH .
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