| Volume / Topic Area | Books Covered | | :--- | :--- | | | Taharah (Purification), Salat (Prayer), Zakat (Alms), Sawm (Fasting), Hajj (Pilgrimage), Nikah (Marriage), Talaq (Divorce) | | Volume 2 - Civil & Criminal Law | Siyar (International Law), Buyu' (Sales & Transactions), Hudud (Fixed Penalties), Jinayat (Criminal Law), Diyat (Blood Money) |
Unlike many jurists who remained within the confines of theory, al-Marghinani was also a practicing judge (Qadi) and a master of Hadith. His ability to blend primary sources (Qur’an and Sunnah) with Hanafi reasoning is what sets Al Hidayah apart from purely dogmatic texts.
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Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani (d. 593/1197) was a renowned Hanafi jurist, theologian, and Quranic exegete from Marghinan, a town in modern-day Uzbekistan. He was a leading figure in the Hanafi school of thought and wrote extensively on various aspects of Islamic law. Al-Marghinani's works are still widely studied and referenced today, and Al-Hidayah is considered his magnum opus. | Volume / Topic Area | Books Covered
It frequently contrasts Hanafi rulings with those of the Shafi'i school, providing a robust exercise in comparative Islamic law ( Ikhtilaf ).
Every legal ruling is accompanied by its logical or scriptural justification, showing how abstract principles manifest as practical law.
Complete volumes are hosted on Internet Archive [15]. Structure and Content of Al-Hidayah The Enduring Legacy
The text masterfully navigates internal disagreements within the Hanafi school. It frequently compares the positions of: The founder of the school. Imam Abu Yusuf: The chief justice and prominent disciple.
A defining feature of Al-Hidayah by Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani is its systematic legal reasoning , which does not just list rules but explains the