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Abu Tahir Multani

Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence

Abu Tahir al-Multani was a Hanafi jurist active in the fourteenth or fifteenth century, known as the author of a widely used treatise on Hanafi jurisprudence written in Persian, Umdat al-Islam. Manuscripts of the work give his father's name as Kamal, and he himself is sometimes known as Abd al-Aziz or Abd Allah.

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    Manuscripts of the work give his father's name as Kamal while he himself is sometimes known as Abd al-Aziz and Abd Allah.
  • Introduction
    Abū Ṭāhir al-Multānī was a 14th/15th century Hanafi jurist and the author of a widely used treatise on Hanafi jurisdiction in Persian, 'Umdat al-Islam. Manuscripts of the work give his father's name as Kamal while he himself is sometimes known as Abd al-Aziz and Abd Allah. The text entered in the Chinese Islamic tradition shortly after its composition in 14th century by Multani, and remained influential thereafter for Hui Muslims.
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Wikidata: Abu Tahir Multani
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