Al-Vikaya

Islamic Law book

by Sadr al-Shari'a al-Asghar

Later binding

Size 7 by 10.5"

Nice calligraphy

Over 250 lvs (=500 pp)

 Very good condition, minor wear, some faded dampstains at the lower margin

========================================

Sadr al-Shari'a al-Asghar , also known as Sadr al-Shari'a al-Thani was a Hanafi-Maturidi scholar, faqih (jurist), mutakallim (theologian), mufassir (Qur'anic exegete), muhaddith (expert of the Hadith), nahawi (grammarian), lughawi (linguist), logician, and astronomer, known for both his theories of time and place and his commentary on Islamic jurisprudence, indicating the depth of his knowledge in various Islamic disciplines.

His lineage reaches 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit.
He was praised by al-Taftazani, and 'Abd al-Hayy al-Lucknawi.

Name
He is 'Ubayd-Allah b. Mas'ud b. Mahmud b. Ahmad b. 'Ubayd-Allah al-Mahbubi al-Bukhari.

He is also called Sadr al-Shari'a al-Asghar.
===============================