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Nūr al-Anwār

Al-Jawnpūrī's commentary on al-Nasafī's Manār al-Anwār — a core Ḥanafī usūl text.

Hanafi

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Lessons in this series

8 lessons

01Introduction to Manār al-AnwārʿAllāmah al-Nasafī opens Manār al-Anwār with a doxology and a statement of the four sources of the sharīʿah: the Qurʾān, the Sunnah, ijmāʿ, and qiyās.
02Meaning of Khāṣṣ and Its TypesʿAllāmah al-Nasafī defines _khāṣṣ_ as any utterance fixed for a single known meaning, whether of a genus, a species, or an individual, and lays out its ruling and seven subsidiary applications.
03AmrʿAllāmah al-Nasafī establishes that the requirement of _amr_ (command) is _wujūb_, not _nadb_, _ibāḥah_, or suspension; he then surveys the sixteen senses in which a command may be used.
04The Obligation of AmrʿAllāmah al-Nasafī establishes that the requirement of _amr_ (command) is _wujūb_, not _nadb_, _ibāḥah_, or suspension; he then surveys the sixteen senses in which a command may be used.
05Amr Does Not Demand Repetition, Nor Encompass Itولا يقتضي التكرار و لا يحتمله: and the amr does not demand repetition, nor does it encompass it. The difference between mūjib and muḥtamil, and how the Aḥnāf account for the repetition of acts of worship through their asbāb.
06Ism Fāʿil Is Like Amr; It Does Not Encompass Repetitionوكذا اسم الفاعل يدل على المصدر ولا يحتمل العدد حتى لا يراد بآية السرقة إلا سرقة واحدة وبالفعلالواحد لا تقطع إلا يد واحدة …
07Types of Wujūbوحكم الأمر نوعان أداء و هو تسليم عين الواجب بالأمر و قضاء و هو تسليم مثل الواجب به The ruling of …
08Types of Adāʾوالأداء أنواع كامل و قاصر و ما هو شبيه بالقضاء. Adāʾ is of three types: kāmil, qāṣir, and that which resembles qaḍāʾ.