Niẓām al-Dīn ʻUmar ibn ‘Alī al- Marghīnānī and His Inferential and Weighting Methodology in His Book Jawāhir Al-Fiqh

Abstract

This article is meant to introduce the scholar Niẓām al-Dīn ʻUmar ibn ‘Alī al- Marghīnānī (d. 1204-600). This scholar is known with the name of Ibn Sahib al-Hidayah. His book Jawāhir al-Fiqh is the most well-known work among his books. This book includes many of Hanafiah school’s summaries Mukhtasarat which most of them were lost. Al-Marghinani classified the summaries according to his father’s category in his book Al-Hidayah. The article is meant to discuss the most important manuscripts that are located in Turkey. The article will, then, address the introductions mentioned in the book. The article will discuss the author’s methodology in explaining and addressing topics. His methodology in inference and weighting will be discussed also, in parallel with tracking the sources of the book. Finally, the conclusion will be presented to point out the importance of this book at the Hanafiah school, and to highlight the works of those scholars who come from countries located behind the river at the seventh Hijri century.