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Principles and Precedents of Moohummudan Law: Being a Compilation of Primary Rules Relative to the Doctrine of Inheritance

By W. H. Macnaghten

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2012
ISBN
1108046576, 9781108046572
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23264355 bytes)
Series
Library Collection - South Asian History
Pages
578\694
Topic
Religion
Time added
2024-10-05 00:09:00
islam; islamic; deen; deeni; quran; qur'an; koran;

Description

William Hay Macnaghten (1793–1841), of the Bengal Civil Service, published this work in 1825. It is a compilation of principles and precedents of Islamic law, focusing on family, inheritance and property law, including the status of slaves. Born in India and from a legal family, Macnaghten used his skill in languages as well as his legal training to produce this monumental work, and a similar two-volume treatise on Hindu law (1828–9). Quoting from both Sanskrit and Arabic sources, Part I discusses the principles of family law, inheritance, sales, wills, and slavery, while Part II offers precedents in all these areas, and an appendix gives details of the cases cited. Macnaghten was involved in political as well as legal work, and the disastrous First Anglo-Afghan War was begun largely on his advice. He was killed by an Afghan leader during negotiations outside Kabul in 1841.

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