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Kanun Al-Awwal
Qanun or Kanun may refer to: *Qanun (law): laws promulgated by Muslim sovereigns, in particular the Ottoman Sultans, in contrast to shari'a, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists. *Qanun (instrument), a large zither played in and around the Middle East *Kanun (Albania), the traditional clan law of Albania *''Kānūn al-Awwal'' and ''Kānūn ath-Thānī'', the names for December and January in Arabic and Rumi calendars *''Qanun-e dâr Tâb'' (The Canon of Medicine, ''The Canon of Medicine''), a 1025 AD medical encyclopedia by Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) *''Qanun (newspaper), Qanun'', influential Iranian newspaper, edited by Mirza Malkam Khan between 1890 and 1898 in London See also *Canon (other) *Kanon (other) *Kanoon (other) *QAnon, a far-right conspiracy theory {{disambiguation ar:قانون nl:Qanûn ur:قانون ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qanun (law)
Qanun is an Arabic word ( ar, قانون, translit=qānūn; ota, قانون, translit=kānūn, derived from grc, κανών, translit=kanōn, which is also the root for the modern English word "canon"). Qanun can refer to laws established by Muslim sovereigns, in particular the body of administrative, economic and criminal law promulgated by Ottoman sultans, in contrast to sharia, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists. It is thus frequently translated as "dynastic law." History The idea of ''qanun'' entered the Muslim World in the thirteenth century, borrowed from the Mongol Empire following their invasions. The 10th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Suleiman was known in the Ottoman Empire as Suleiman Kanuni ("the Lawgiver"), due to the laws he promulgated. After the fall of the Abbasid Caliphate in 1258, a practice known to the Turks and Mongols transformed itself into Qanun, which gave power to caliphs, governors, and sultans alike to "make their own regulations for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |