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This is one of the most authoritative texts in Shiʿa jurisprudence. It contains all aspects of jurisprudence, with a sequence known to the authors within Shia discipline, namely Prayers, Contracts, Unilateral Obligations, and Precepts. The author provides a clear, explicit, and brief overview of the Shia jurisprudence in this book. Muḥaqqiq Ḥillī had a book called 'Sharāyiʿ al-Islām fī Masāyil al-Ḥalāl va al-Ḥarām' in jurisprudence. He abridged it some time later to create al-Nāfiʿ fī Mukhtaṣar al-Sharāyiʿ, which gained a reputation as al-Mukhtaṣar al-Nāfiʿ. Mukhtaṣar-i Nāfiʿ is a book in jurisprudence that Muḥaqqiq Ḥillī has compiled based on his own Fatwas, containing the most important Shia jurisprudential issues in a concise manner. The book includes a full course of Shia jurisprudence with very detailed definitions and discussions, which show the mastery of the author in the field. The author himself has written a commentary on this work, called by him as 'al-Muʿtabar'. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Wadh.Minasian 85

Wadham College, University of Oxford

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For the main catalogue entry, see: Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

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Title

This is one of the most authoritative texts in Shiʿa jurisprudence. It contains all aspects of jurisprudence, with a sequence known to the authors within Shia discipline, namely Prayers, Contracts, Unilateral Obligations, and Precepts. The author provides a clear, explicit, and brief overview of the Shia jurisprudence in this book. Muḥaqqiq Ḥillī had a book called 'Sharāyiʿ al-Islām fī Masāyil al-Ḥalāl va al-Ḥarām' in jurisprudence. He abridged it some time later to create al-Nāfiʿ fī Mukhtaṣar al-Sharāyiʿ, which gained a reputation as al-Mukhtaṣar al-Nāfiʿ. Mukhtaṣar-i Nāfiʿ is a book in jurisprudence that Muḥaqqiq Ḥillī has compiled based on his own Fatwas, containing the most important Shia jurisprudential issues in a concise manner. The book includes a full course of Shia jurisprudence with very detailed definitions and discussions, which show the mastery of the author in the field. The author himself has written a commentary on this work, called by him as 'al-Muʿtabar'. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Shelfmark

Wadh.Minasian 85

Place of origin

Unknown place of origin

Date

1684

Language

Arabic

Contents

Author: ‎Muḥaqqiq al-Ḥillī, Jaʿfar ibn al-Ḥasan, 1205 or 1206-1277‏ محقق الحلی، جعفر ابن الحسن، ۱۲۰۵ یا ۱۲۰۶-۱۲۷۷ Muḥaqqiq Ḥillī, Jaʿfar ibn al-Ḥasan‏ محقق حلّی، جعفر بن حسن Najm al-Dīn نجم‌الدین Abu al-Qāsim ابوالقاسم Title: al-Mukhtaṣar al-Nāfiʿ Title: المختصر النافع Title: al-Nāfiʿ fī Mukhtaṣar al-Sharāyiʿ Title: النافع فی مختصر الشرایع

Form

codex

Support

Western paper (watermark) and Oriental paper, natural buff, varying thickness (regular, thick), one size. The parts made of Oriental paper are older than other parts).

Physical extent

252 ff. Various dimensions of the written body text.

Hands

Calligraphic Naskh, one hand, fairly large hand. Muḥammad Qāsim ibn [...] محمد قاسم بن […]

Decoration

Some titles rubricated.

Acquisition

Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.

Subject

Islam--Doctrines

Islamic Law

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  • محمد قاسم بن […]
  • Mohammad Emami
  • Muḥaqqiq al-Ḥillī, Jaʿfar ibn al-Ḥasan, 1205 or 6-1277‏

  • Minasian, Caro Owen

  • Ali Mir-Ansari

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