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Al-Durr al-Mukhtar

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Al-Durr al-Mukhtar Sharh Tanwir al-Absar (Arabic: الدر المختار شرح تنوير الأبصار, commonly referred to as Durr ul-Mukhtar (lit. "the chosen pearl", also spelled Durr al-Mukhtar) is a book written by Imam Muhammad Ala-ud-Din Haskafi in the year 1070 AH.[1][2] The book is actually the commentary of another book by the name of Tanwir al-Absar written by Muhammad bin Abdullah Tamartashi.[3]

Description

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It is considered to be one of the most prominent treatises of the Hanafi school of thought. The author of the book mainly discusses the topics, Marriage, Dower, Talaq (Divorce), Rights and obligations of spouses, Talqah, Wakf, Gift, Will and Inheritance. It has been referred to by almost all the modern day writers on the Islamic Law and Shariah in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. This book give useful information to the Judges, Lawyers, Scholars and students of Islamic Shariah.[4]

Translation and Publications

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The book is basically in Arabic and has been translated into many languages across the globe.

  • Durr al-mukhtār sharḥ Tanwīr al-abṣār, Published: Dār al-Kutub al-‘Ilmīyah, 2002, Bayrūt [5]
  • Al-durr al-mukhtar sharh tanwir al-absar, (English Translation) [6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Durr ul-Mukhtar". zahra.dk. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Durr al-Mukhtar Sharah Tanweer al-Absar (در مختار شرح تنوير الأبصار)". www.maktabah.org. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Durr ul Mukhtar of Muhammad Ala-Ud-Din Haskafi Being the Commentary of the Tanvirul Absar by Muhammad bin Abdullah Tamartashi". www.islamicbookstore.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Durr ul-Mukhtar". zahra.dk. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  5. ^ علي, حصكفي، محمد بن (2002). Durr al-mukhtār sharḥ Tanwīr al-abṣār wa-jāmi' al-biḥār fī furū' al-fiqh al-Ḥanafī. منشورات محمد علي بيضون ؛. ISBN 2745134914. Retrieved February 2, 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Al-durr al-mukhtar sharh tanwir al-absar. Turath For Solutions. 2013. ISBN 9789957641610. Retrieved February 2, 2020.