Mukhtaṣar (), in

Islamic law Sharia, Sharī'ah, Shari'a, or Shariah () is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith. In Islamic terminology ''sharīʿah'' refers to immutable, intan ...

, refers to a concise handbook of

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treatises, characterized by neatness and clarity. ''Mukhtasar''s originated during the

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and were created as a method to facilitate the quick training of lawyers without the repetitiveness of lengthy volumes, yet evolved into a mode of access into the fundamentals of Islamic law for the educated layperson. Some well-known ''mukhtasar''s include the ''Mukhtasar of Khalil'', by the

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scholar

Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi (died ), also known as ''Sidi'' Khalil, was an Egyptian jurisprudent in Maliki Islamic law who taught in Medina and Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governor ...

(died 1365), and the ''Mukhtasar al-Quduri'', by

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scholar

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al-Quduri Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Quduri (Arabic: أحمد بن محمد القدوري), full name Abu al-Hasan Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ja'far al-Quduri, known commonly as Imam al-Quduri (973–1037/972–1036) was a renowned Iraqi Muslim scholar ...

(973-1037) of

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Imam Quduri

''Mukhtasar'' of Imam Quduri is one of the most significant work in codification of Hanafi fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), widely studied in Islamic seminaries

Ibn Abī Zamanīn

The ''Mukhtasar'' of Ibn Abī Zamanīn was one of the five great commentary manuscripts in the personal library of

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that helped inform 18th Century Europe about Islam.Roberto Tottoli ''New Light on the Maracci translation:

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, essay, ''Books & Written Culture of the Islamic World'',

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