Or: How a 10th-Century Legal Digest Became a Gateway to Islamic Law
| Section (Roughly) | What You’ll Find There | |-------------------|------------------------| | | Water types, ablution, wiping over socks, missed prayers. | | Zakat & Fasting | Taxable wealth thresholds, Ramadan rules, expiations. | | Marriage & Divorce | Contracts, dower, custody, revocable/irrevocable divorce. | | Trade & Transactions | Sales, loans, partnerships, debts—the commercial engine. | | Crimes & Penalties | Theft, slander, apostasy, retaliation ( qisas ). | | Judicial Procedure | Evidence, oaths, judges’ rulings, inheritance shares. | mukhtasar al-quduri