KHIZANAT AL-FIQH BY NASR IBN MUHAMMAD ABU AL-LAYTH AL-SAMARQANDI COPIED 1076 AH/1665 AD

Arabic manuscript on paper, 110 leaves each page with 17 lines written in black naskh script, titles and catchwords in red ink, ruled in green en red, marginal occasional notes in black and red, opening page with gilt and blue decoration. Copied in 1076 AH/1665 AD, with ownership statements and seals, in morocco brown binding with tooled floral decoration. A book on Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), deals with topics, such as: Marriage, Dower, divorce, Rights and Obligations of Spouses, Talqah, Wakf, Gift, Will and Inheritance. 12.5 by 19 cm. CATALOGUE NOTE Abu al-Layth al-Samarqandi ( 944AH- 983AH ) was a Hanafite jurist and Quran commentator, who lived during the second half of the 10th century. He authored various books on theology and jurist works, including Baḥr al-Ulum, a Quran exgesis, also known as Tafsir as-Samarqandi, and Tanbih al-Gafilin.