Sharh al-Manhaj al-Muntakhab 'ala Qawa'id al-Madhab شرح المنهج المنتخب على قواعد المذهب

Sharh al-Manhaj al-Muntakhab 'ala Qawa'id al-Madhhab (شرح المنهج المنتخب على قواعد المذهب) is one of the most significant works in Maliki jurisprudence (Fiqh) and legal maxims (Qawa'id Fiqhiyyah), representing a major milestone in preserving the Maliki legal tradition. It is a detailed commentary on Al-Manhaj al-Muntakhab ila Qawa'id al-Madhhab, the celebrated didactic poem (Urjuzah) of Imam Abu al-Hasan 'Ali ibn Qasim al-Zaqqaq (d. 912 AH / 1506 CE), one of Morocco's foremost Maliki jurists. Al-Zaqqaq's poem masterfully condenses the school's legal maxims, legal distinctions (Furuq), and foundational principles into a concise yet comprehensive text, making it a standard reference for advanced students throughout North and West Africa for centuries.

This Dar al-Aman edition is based on a rigorously researched doctoral dissertation completed at Ibn Tufail University. The collaboration between Ibn Tufail University (which nurtured and examined the research) and Dar al-Aman in Rabat (which designed, printed, and distributed it) represents the gold standard of modern Islamic publishing. The Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences at Ibn Tufail University is highly celebrated for its outstanding graduate programs in Islamic Studies (Al-Dirasat al-Islamiyyah), particularly in the preservation and critical editing of the Maghrebi and Andalusian Maliki heritage. Dar al-Aman in Rabat is known globally for publishing high-level academic research, critical editions, and doctoral theses specifically dealing with Maliki Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, and Andalusian-Maghrebi Islamic heritage.

Who is this Book For?

• Muftis and judges: A valuable guide to the legal maxims and juristic principles used in deriving rulings for contemporary and unprecedented cases (Nawazil).
• Advanced students of Shariah: Especially those specializing in the Maliki school, comparative fiqh, or Islamic legal methodology.
• Researchers in Islamic legal theory: An excellent study of how abstract legal principles are translated into practical rulings governing worship, commercial transactions, family law, and judicial procedure.