An appraisal of Majallat al-Ahkam al-Adliyyah: a legal code of Islamic civil transactions by the Ottoman

The Majallat al-Ahkam al-Adliyyah, known as the Mejelle, is a legal code of Islamic civil transactions drafted under the auspices of the Ottoman. This study intends to introduce the Mejelle and to evaluate the codification attempt made by the Mejelle. Employing analytical and critical methods the st...

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Main Authors: Rahman, Habibur, Osmani, Noor Mohammad
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Language:English
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2018
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spelling iium-684622018-12-12T06:44:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68462/ An appraisal of Majallat al-Ahkam al-Adliyyah: a legal code of Islamic civil transactions by the Ottoman Rahman, Habibur Osmani, Noor Mohammad KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh The Majallat al-Ahkam al-Adliyyah, known as the Mejelle, is a legal code of Islamic civil transactions drafted under the auspices of the Ottoman. This study intends to introduce the Mejelle and to evaluate the codification attempt made by the Mejelle. Employing analytical and critical methods the study finds out that in codification of Islamic civil transactions the attempt of the Mejelle is comparatively more successful and it explicitly distinguishes between the method of being reference for learning and reference for judiciary. The study demonstrates that generally the Mejelle consents to the preponderant views of Hanafi School, excluding few cases in which it conforms to minority Hanafi views considering public wellbeing and needs of the time. Nevertheless, the compilation process of the Mejelle complies with the principles of giving preponderance of the Hanafi School of Islamic law. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2018-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68462/1/An_Appraisal_of_Majallat_al-Ahkam_al-Adliyyah_A_Legal_Code_of_Islamic_Civil_Transactions_by_the_Ottoman.pdf Rahman, Habibur and Osmani, Noor Mohammad (2018) An appraisal of Majallat al-Ahkam al-Adliyyah: a legal code of Islamic civil transactions by the Ottoman. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8 (9). pp. 1381-1393. ISSN 2222-6990 http://hrmars.com/index.php
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Rahman, Habibur
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An appraisal of Majallat al-Ahkam al-Adliyyah: a legal code of Islamic civil transactions by the Ottoman
description The Majallat al-Ahkam al-Adliyyah, known as the Mejelle, is a legal code of Islamic civil transactions drafted under the auspices of the Ottoman. This study intends to introduce the Mejelle and to evaluate the codification attempt made by the Mejelle. Employing analytical and critical methods the study finds out that in codification of Islamic civil transactions the attempt of the Mejelle is comparatively more successful and it explicitly distinguishes between the method of being reference for learning and reference for judiciary. The study demonstrates that generally the Mejelle consents to the preponderant views of Hanafi School, excluding few cases in which it conforms to minority Hanafi views considering public wellbeing and needs of the time. Nevertheless, the compilation process of the Mejelle complies with the principles of giving preponderance of the Hanafi School of Islamic law.
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author Rahman, Habibur
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title An appraisal of Majallat al-Ahkam al-Adliyyah: a legal code of Islamic civil transactions by the Ottoman
title_short An appraisal of Majallat al-Ahkam al-Adliyyah: a legal code of Islamic civil transactions by the Ottoman
title_full An appraisal of Majallat al-Ahkam al-Adliyyah: a legal code of Islamic civil transactions by the Ottoman
title_fullStr An appraisal of Majallat al-Ahkam al-Adliyyah: a legal code of Islamic civil transactions by the Ottoman
title_full_unstemmed An appraisal of Majallat al-Ahkam al-Adliyyah: a legal code of Islamic civil transactions by the Ottoman
title_sort appraisal of majallat al-ahkam al-adliyyah: a legal code of islamic civil transactions by the ottoman
publisher Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/68462/
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