Principles and Precedents of Moohummudan Law : Being a Compilation of Primary Rules Relative to the Doctrine of Inheritance (Including the Tenets of the Schia Sectaries), Contracts and Miscellaneous Subjects

William Hay Macnaghten (1793–1841), of the Bengal Civil Service, published this work in 1825. It is a compilation of principles and precedents of Islamic law, focusing on family, inheritance and property law, including the status of slaves. Born in India and from a legal family, Macnaghten used his skill in languages as well as his legal training to produce this monumental work, and a similar two-volume treatise on Hindu law (1828–9). Quoting from both Sanskrit and Arabic sources, Part I discusses the principles of family law, inheritance, sales, wills, and slavery, while Part II offers precedents in all these areas, and an appendix gives details of the cases cited. Macnaghten was involved in political as well as legal work, and the disastrous First Anglo-Afghan War was begun largely on his advice. He was killed by an Afghan leader during negotiations outside Kabul in 1841. 00. 9781108046572 01.0_pp_i_vi_Frontmatter 02.0_pp_vii_lxxx_PRELIMINARY_REMARKS 03.0_pp_lxxxi_lxxxii_Contents 04.0_BOOK_I 04.1_pp_1_33_Principles_of_Inheritance 04.2_pp_34_41_Of_Inheritance_according_to_the_Imameeya_or_Schia_doctrine 04.3_pp_42_46_Of_Sale 04.4_pp_47_49_Of_Shoofaa_or_Pre-emption 04.5_pp_50_52_Of_Gifts 04.6_pp_53_55_Of_Wills 04.7_pp_56_61_Of_Marriage_Dower_Divorce_and_Parentage 04.8_pp_62_64_Of_Guardians_and_Minority 04.9_pp_65_68_Of_Slavery 04.10_pp_69_71_Of_Endowments 04.11_pp_72_75_Of_Debts_and_Securities 04.12_pp_76_82_Of_Claims_and_Judicial_matters 05.0_BOOK_II 05.1_pp_83_165_Precedents_of_Inheritance 05.2_pp_166_180_Precedents_of_Sale 05.3_pp_181_196_Precedents_of_Pre-emption 05.4_pp_197_240_Precedents_of_Gifts 05.5_pp_241_249_Precedents_of_Wills 05.6_pp_250_303_Precedents_of_Marriage_Dower_Divorce_and_Parentage 05.7_pp_304_310_Precedents_of_Guardians_and_Minority 05.8_pp_311_326_Precedents_of_Slavery 05.9_pp_327_344_Precedents_of_Endowments 05.10_pp_345_357_Precedents_of_Debts_and_Securities 05.11_pp_358_456_Precedents_of_Claims_and_Judicial_matters 06.0_pp_457_468_APPENDIX 07.0_pp_469_494_INDEX 08.0_pp_495_495_ERRATA