Ifadat al-Anwar ala Usul al-Manar إفاضة الأنوار على أصول المنار

Ifadat al-Anwar ala Usul al-Manar (إفاضة الأنوار على أصول المنار) is a highly regarded commentary on Al-Manar (also known as Manar al-Anwar), which is a foundational and widely studied text in Hanafi Usul al-Fiqh (principles of jurisprudence) written by the great scholar Imam Abu al-Barakat Hafiz al-Din al-Nasafi (d. 710 AH). It was written by the prominent Hanafi jurist Imam Ala al-Din al-Haskafi (d. 1088 AH), who is most famous for authoring Al-Durr al-Mukhtar (the commentary on Tanwir al-Absar), a cornerstone text of late Hanafi jurisprudence.

Importance of the Book:

1.Al-Manar by Al-Nasafi is characterized by its concise yet comprehensive style, summarizing the principles of the Hanafi school.

2. Al-Haskafi’s commentary, Ifadat al-Anwar, serves to unpack the dense phrasing of al-Nasafi, providing clarifications, linguistic breakdowns, and legal applications (furu) derived from these principles.

3. The publication by Dar Saleh represents a rigorous academic effort, wherein the researcher compared manuscripts, verified the attributions of statements, corrected errors found in older prints, and provided extensive annotations and indexing to make the text accessible to modern researchers and students of Islamic law.