Stilt Talar
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199602438
- eISBN:
- 9780191729348
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199602438.003.0003
- Subject:
- Law, Legal History
This chapter introduces the legal official who is at the center of the book and of the case studies in chapters 3– 9 in particular. First, it explains the Quranic origins of the position and the ...
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This chapter introduces the legal official who is at the center of the book and of the case studies in chapters 3– 9 in particular. First, it explains the Quranic origins of the position and the notion of hisba (“commanding right and forbidding wrong.”) Then is presents a description of the duties of the muhtasib from the eleventh century author al-Mawardi. Third, it described the geographical scope of jurisdiction of the position in Cairo and Fustat, and provides maps to show where the official’s home base was located in each city. Fourth, it discusses an appointment document from the Mamluk era, which represents the sultan’s conception of the muhtasib’s duties. Fifth, the chapter discusses the manuals written by authors to guide muhtasibs in their work, focusing on those written by al-Shayzari, Ibn al-Ukhuwwa, and Ibn Bassam. Finally, the chapter overviews the individuals who held the position in Cairo and Fustat in the Mamluk period.Less
This chapter introduces the legal official who is at the center of the book and of the case studies in chapters 3– 9 in particular. First, it explains the Quranic origins of the position and the notion of hisba (“commanding right and forbidding wrong.”) Then is presents a description of the duties of the muhtasib from the eleventh century author al-Mawardi. Third, it described the geographical scope of jurisdiction of the position in Cairo and Fustat, and provides maps to show where the official’s home base was located in each city. Fourth, it discusses an appointment document from the Mamluk era, which represents the sultan’s conception of the muhtasib’s duties. Fifth, the chapter discusses the manuals written by authors to guide muhtasibs in their work, focusing on those written by al-Shayzari, Ibn al-Ukhuwwa, and Ibn Bassam. Finally, the chapter overviews the individuals who held the position in Cairo and Fustat in the Mamluk period.
Yaacov Lev
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- September 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781474459235
- eISBN:
- 9781474480789
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9781474459235.003.0006
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Middle Eastern Studies
The chapter examine the nature of the hisba institution and early hisba manuals. Although the hisba law belongs to the realm of customary law, the Islamic concept of ‘commanding right and forbidding ...
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The chapter examine the nature of the hisba institution and early hisba manuals. Although the hisba law belongs to the realm of customary law, the Islamic concept of ‘commanding right and forbidding wrong’ had been grafted onto the hisba law. This mechanism provided an Islamic aura for the market inspector’s actions. The chapter also examines the grain economy of Fustat-Cairo and how the famine of 1024-1025 was handled by the market inspector and the regime. They handled the crisis at the political level, irrespective of doctrines related to fixing of prices.Less
The chapter examine the nature of the hisba institution and early hisba manuals. Although the hisba law belongs to the realm of customary law, the Islamic concept of ‘commanding right and forbidding wrong’ had been grafted onto the hisba law. This mechanism provided an Islamic aura for the market inspector’s actions. The chapter also examines the grain economy of Fustat-Cairo and how the famine of 1024-1025 was handled by the market inspector and the regime. They handled the crisis at the political level, irrespective of doctrines related to fixing of prices.
Sarah Eltantawi
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- January 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780520293779
- eISBN:
- 9780520967144
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520293779.003.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, Islam
This chapter is an ethnography of Eltantawi’s research in Northern Nigeria conducted in 2010. It describes and analyzes her conversations with key players in Amina Lawal’s trial. These conversations ...
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This chapter is an ethnography of Eltantawi’s research in Northern Nigeria conducted in 2010. It describes and analyzes her conversations with key players in Amina Lawal’s trial. These conversations illuminate how central the Islamic identity is in Northern Nigeria, and critically examines what “Islam” actually signifies for Northern Nigerians, highlighting how difficult it is to campaign for any kind of change outside the framework of “Islam.” Other interviews highlight the sense of rampant material and moral corruption in Nigeria. The chapter also introduces the distinction between “idealized” and “political” shari’ah, and shows how the heavy handedness and corruption of the current sharia experiment is labeled “political” in order to preserve the sense of Islam as an ideal.Less
This chapter is an ethnography of Eltantawi’s research in Northern Nigeria conducted in 2010. It describes and analyzes her conversations with key players in Amina Lawal’s trial. These conversations illuminate how central the Islamic identity is in Northern Nigeria, and critically examines what “Islam” actually signifies for Northern Nigerians, highlighting how difficult it is to campaign for any kind of change outside the framework of “Islam.” Other interviews highlight the sense of rampant material and moral corruption in Nigeria. The chapter also introduces the distinction between “idealized” and “political” shari’ah, and shows how the heavy handedness and corruption of the current sharia experiment is labeled “political” in order to preserve the sense of Islam as an ideal.
