Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1078) | Codification of Islamic Sharia
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The codification of Islamic Sharia.
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The codification of Sharia.
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It is the formulation of rulings on transactions.
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In the form of numbered legal articles.
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Modeled after man-made laws.
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This began during the late Ottoman Caliphate.
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When the Sultanate perceived a decline in the scholarly proficiency of judges.
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And an increase in cases and emerging incidents.
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That were not explicitly addressed in the books of fiqh.
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As a result of the state’s interactions.
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With non-Arabs from the nations neighboring the Caliphate.
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So, a committee of scholars was commissioned.
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To draft a civil code derived from Hanafi fiqh.
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In which rulings were formulated into numbered articles.
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Following the style of foreign laws.
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And organized according to the chapters and sections of fiqh.
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This work was published successively.
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In a journal we call the Majallat al-Ahkam al-'Adliyyah.
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The committee began its work.
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In the year 1286.
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Of the Hijri calendar, corresponding to.
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1869.
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Of the Gregorian calendar, and the final issue released.
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Of the journal was in the year 1293.
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Corresponding to 1876.
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Of the Gregorian calendar.
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Meaning that the work took seven years.
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And the total number of articles in the Majallah reached.
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1,851 articles.
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Despite the integrity of the objective.
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And the good intentions behind this work.
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It nevertheless entails harms and detriments.
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Some of which are severe and cannot be overlooked.
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And the concepts of the Ahl al-Sunnah.