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7 - The Eastern Iranian Ḥanafī Views on the ‘Āqila: A Presentation

from Part III - The Contribution of the Persians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 December 2019

Nurit Tsafrir
Affiliation:
Tel-Aviv University
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This chapter shows how the Persian Ḥanafīs in Khurasan and Transoxania in the ninth and tenth centuries AD developed their own opinions about the composition of the āqila, questioning the hegemony of the standard Ḥanafī law, which developed in Iraq. Three unique Persian opinions, which seem to reflect the reality of life in eastern Iran, are presented. The first one extends the āqila beyond the military dīwān, claiming that the dīwān whose members serve as an āqila may also be a civilian institution, whose members receive regular remuneration. According to the second opinion, the āqila of those who do not receive a salary from the government is not necessarily their tribesmen, as ruled the Iraqī Ḥanafīs, but can be any solidarity group, such as the residents of the same quarter, or men of the same occupation. The third opinion rejects the āqila, contending that this institution does not exist among Persian Muslims, because the structure of their society does not allow for solidarity groups.

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Collective Liability in Islam
The ‘Aqila and Blood Money Payments
, pp. 87 - 94
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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