Eine Frau stiftet ein Haus zugunsten ihres Sohnes und dessen Nachkommen und gibt dafur einen iqrar ab. Sie erklart darin, dass es sich in ihrer Hand und in ihrem Eigentum befinde und dass sie sich die Aufsicht daruber vorbehalte.Der zustandige ?akim urteilt uber den mugab ihres iqrar. Welche Wirkung hat dieses Urteil? Ist es gultig? Was bedeutet der mugab des iqrar? Und was heisst der mugab uberhaupt? Warum fallt der ?akim kein Urteil uber die Rechtsgultigkeit der Stiftung? Und welche Rolle spielt die Beglaubigung in diesem Urteil? Mit diesem umstrittenen Urteil und anderen Fragen beschaftigt...

English summary: When engaging in the study of the Mamluk period (1250-1517), one will certainly find that neither the theoretical foundations nor the de facto implementation of the law system have been researched extensively. In this book, parts of the -Qawa'id al-fiqh- (-Fundamentals of Jurisprudence-) by Muhammad b. Bahadur az-Zarkasi (died 1392) will be made accessible. The reader is also provided with information on the jurisprudential and the social backround of the text. Under specific headings, az-Zarkasi subsumed case studies and abstract rules which were suitable to further explain...

The Mamluk Sultanate represents an extremely interesting case study to examine social, economic and cultural developments in the transition into the rapidly changing modern world. On the one hand, it is the heir of a political and military tradition that goes back hundreds of year, and brought this to a high pitch that enabled astounding victories over serious external threats. On the other hand, as time went on, it was increasingly confronted with modern problems that would necessitate fundamental changes in its structure and content. The Mamluk period was one of great religious and social...

Ibn Aybak ad-Dumya?i was an historian specialized in recording the scholarly lives of the learned men of his generation. His most important work of this genre was at-Taragim al-galila al-galiyya wa-l-asya? al-?aliya al-?aliyya in which he recounted the intellectual life of the chief judge Taqi d-Din as-Subki (d. 756/1355) and which is important for the following reasons: It is the only source which mentions in detail the books that as-Subki studied with his teachers and reveals a clear picture of his strong interest in the Prophetic hadi?s. It unveils information about as-Subki's travels and...

English summary: -Lisan al-?ukkam fi ma?rifat al-a?kam- is the only work by Lisan ad-Din Abu'l-Walid A?mad b. As-si?na al-?alabi al-?anafi, who was appointed to the Upper Kadi of the ?anafits in Aleppo in the year 862/1458. He wrote this book whilst exercising the duties of his office. This work deals with two main issues: judicial verdicts and the rights of a human compared to those of his fellow men. By the time he died from the plague at the age of 38, he had managed to write 21 of the 30 chapters that he had planned. His book is one of the most practical and popular among the Fiqh books...