Book contents
- Islamic Law in Context
- Islamic Law in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Islamic Legal Theory (Uṣūl al-Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Part II Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Part III Legal Opinions (Fatwās)
- Part IV Court Judgments and Other Court Documentation
- Part V Judicial Manuals and Reference Books
- Chapter 31 Introduction to Part V
- Chapter 32 ‘The Discretion of the İmâm’
- Chapter 33 On Criminal Law
- Chapter 34 Custody Disputes and the Best Interests of the Child, from al-Murshid fī l-Qaḍāʾ al-Sharʿī (2008) by Qāḍī Iyad Zahalka
- Chapter 35 Ibn Khunayn (b. 1376/1956) on Adjudication and Judicial Organisation, from al-Kāshif fī Sharḥ Niẓām al-Murāfaʿāt al-Sharʿiyya al-Saʿūdī
- Chapter 36 Temporary Marriage in Iranian Family Law
- Chapter 37 On Scriptuaries and Pagans as Slave-Concubines
- Part VI Alternative Sources for Islamic Legal Studies
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
Chapter 35 - Ibn Khunayn (b. 1376/1956) on Adjudication and Judicial Organisation, from al-Kāshif fī Sharḥ Niẓām al-Murāfaʿāt al-Sharʿiyya al-Saʿūdī
from Part V - Judicial Manuals and Reference Books
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 November 2024
Book contents
- Islamic Law in Context
- Islamic Law in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Islamic Legal Theory (Uṣūl al-Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Part II Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Part III Legal Opinions (Fatwās)
- Part IV Court Judgments and Other Court Documentation
- Part V Judicial Manuals and Reference Books
- Chapter 31 Introduction to Part V
- Chapter 32 ‘The Discretion of the İmâm’
- Chapter 33 On Criminal Law
- Chapter 34 Custody Disputes and the Best Interests of the Child, from al-Murshid fī l-Qaḍāʾ al-Sharʿī (2008) by Qāḍī Iyad Zahalka
- Chapter 35 Ibn Khunayn (b. 1376/1956) on Adjudication and Judicial Organisation, from al-Kāshif fī Sharḥ Niẓām al-Murāfaʿāt al-Sharʿiyya al-Saʿūdī
- Chapter 36 Temporary Marriage in Iranian Family Law
- Chapter 37 On Scriptuaries and Pagans as Slave-Concubines
- Part VI Alternative Sources for Islamic Legal Studies
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
Summary
This chapter explores the Saudi judge and legal scholar Ibn Khunyan’s (b. 1376/1956) al-Kāshif fī Sharḥ Niẓām al-Murāfaʿāt al-Sharʿiyya al-Saʿūdī. This work focuses on the Saudi Code of Sharīʿa Procedure and follows the format of a European-style legal commentary, commenting on all 276 articles of the Code with reference to Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh). The section excerpted here discusses the first article of the Code of Sharīʿa Procedure (niẓām al-murāfaʿāt al-sharʿiyya), which stipulates the sources of the law applicable in Saudi courts. In addition to his explanation, Ibn Khunayn uses the commentary on the first article of the code as an opportunity to give an overview over the workings of the Saudi judiciary.
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- Islamic Law in ContextA Primary Source Reader, pp. 367 - 374Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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