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A COMPENDIUM OF ISLAMIC MARITAL LAWS AND SHARIATIC...

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A COMPENDIUM OF ISLAMIC MARITAL LAWS AND SHARIATIC RELATIONSHIP PRACTICES Possibly Iraq or Egypt, 19th century Arabic manuscript on wove paper, 171ff., no fly leaves, with 30ll. to the page of black ink naskh script and titles in bold thuluth script, with full diacritics, catchwords, several marginal notes and commentaries on the borders, page numbers in Arabic on the upper left corner, an encompassing compendium discussing Islamic marital laws and social codex, including specific sections such as the Book of Friendship, the Book of Marriage and the Book of Divorce, outlining the correct conduct for pre-nuptial arrangements, guarantees, administration of finances, sexual practices, and lawsuits, the page 26.5cm x 18cm.