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For centuries, Abu Shuja al-Asfahani's legal primer Matn al-Ghayat wa-l-Taqrib (The Ultimate Conspectus) has been a standard text for introducing students of the Shafii school of Islamic law to the full range of basic legal issues. Students will often start their studies by reading it from a basic commentary with their instructor. Many students will read it again from more
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Paperback, 320 pages
Published
May 1st 2016
by Islamosaic
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Excellent Islamic Legal Primer Annotated For a Wider Audience
The Accessible Conspectus, translated and annotated by Shaykh Musa Furber, is an excellent resource for learning Islamic Law according to the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence for beginner-intermediate level students . The basic text is from Imam Abu Shuja' Al-Isfahani's classic primer Ghayat al Taqrib or commonly known as Matn Abu Shuja'. This is the first text studied in Shafi'i jurisprudence that covers the entire basic spectrum of ...more
The Accessible Conspectus, translated and annotated by Shaykh Musa Furber, is an excellent resource for learning Islamic Law according to the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence for beginner-intermediate level students . The basic text is from Imam Abu Shuja' Al-Isfahani's classic primer Ghayat al Taqrib or commonly known as Matn Abu Shuja'. This is the first text studied in Shafi'i jurisprudence that covers the entire basic spectrum of ...more
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Musa Furber is qualified to issue Islamic legal edicts (fatwas). He received his license to deliver edicts from senior scholars at the Egyptian House of Edicts (Dār al-Iftā’ al-Miṣriyya). He studied traditional Islamic disciplines for over 15 years with numerous scholars in Damascus, Cairo, and elsewhere. He also holds a BA in Applied Linguistics from Portland State University, and an MPA from
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