Publisher's Synopsis
This text presents a critical edition of the 12th/18th century manuscript on the subject of legal maxims. It was composed by a distinguished Hanifite jurist and is a commentary on an earlier seminal text authored in the 10th/16th century. It is divided into 3 main parts - the first of which provides a historical and theoretical introduction to the genre of Islamic legal maxims. The second part introduces the two texts and their authors, discusses their literary legacy within the Hanafi School of law and covers issues of editing, authenticity and provenance. Finally, the third part of the book consists of 4 edited chapters of the 'Umdat al-Nazir 'ala al-Ashbah wa'l-Naza 'ir'.
