Tatar fatwas of the 17th century: a review of one manuscript
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2021-14-2-384-396
Abstract
The article describes a manuscript by an unknown Tatar theologian-jurist scholar of the 17th century, found in the collection of Arabic manuscripts of G. Ibragimov Institute of Language, Literature and Art. This is one of the oldest extant literary monuments of Tatar theological and legal thought. The treatise is a collection of fatwas written in the Old Tatar language on various issues of cult, family and marriage, financial, economic and criminal practice. The work also presents a Russian translation of selected fatwas, analysis of which made it possible to draw conclusions about the author’s good education and about the availability of classical works on Hanafi Law. The paper also demonstrates the existence of close relations within the Arab-Muslim World.
About the Author
A. M. SalakhovRussian Federation
Abdulla M. Salakhov, Cand. Sci. D (Philology), Senior Research Fellow, G. Ibragimov Institute of Language, Literature and Art of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences; a Librarian in Russian Islamic Institute
Kazan
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Review
For citations:
Salakhov A.M. Tatar fatwas of the 17th century: a review of one manuscript. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2021;14(2):384-396. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2021-14-2-384-396