Muallamat al-Fiqh al-Maliki
- Author died
- 1433 AH
- Editions
- Dar al-Gharb al-Islami
Muallamat al-Fiqh al-Maliki (The Compendium of Maliki Jurisprudence) is a specialized reference work on the Maliki legal school by the Moroccan scholar Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah (d. 1433 AH / 2012 CE), examining the historical development, judicial administration, fatwas, and legal literature of the school with a particular focus on the Islamic West.
Scope and Content
The work examines the institutional and practical history of the Maliki school in Morocco and al-Andalus, covering topics such as the judiciary (al-qada'), judicial consultation (shura), fatwa councils, unprecedented legal cases (nawazil), and notarial documentation (watha'iq). It traces the historical progression and jurisdictional roles of various judicial posts, such as the communal judge (qadi al-jama'a), military judges, and rural magistrates under dynasties including the Almoravids, Almohads, Saadians, and Alawites, alongside the development of judicial reform, appellate structures (isti'naf), and examinations established for rural judges.
In addition to institutional history, the book addresses distinctive Maliki legal and fiscal terminology used in the western Islamic world—such as historical roadway charges (ribta) and debates regarding whether conquered lands were seized by force (anwa) or treaty (sulh)—while recording numerous manuscript treatises and their shelf marks across Moroccan and foreign repositories, including the General Library in Rabat, the Qarawiyyin Library in Fez, and the British Museum.
Publication
The work was published in its first edition by Dar al-Gharb al-Islami in Beirut in 1403 AH / 1983 CE.
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