496 EEMARKS UPON THE 



of just reasoning; and experience in human affairs and 

 usages. This is quoted fron:i the Kafee *=." 



Having thus stated the authorities for the Mohutn- 

 mudan law, and the preference to be observed, or dis- 

 cretion allowed, when thev differ; it may be proper to 

 add a short notice of the books of jurisprudence which 

 are esteemed by the Huneefeeyuh sect of Soonee lawyers, 

 for practical exposition of the temponl law ; especially 

 such as are extant and govern judicialdecisions in hiJia. 



Aboo Hunkefah himself does not apppear to have 

 left any work upon jurisprudence '\-. His legal doc- 

 trines were recorded and illustrated bv his disciples : 

 particularly by Ima'm Mohummud ; whose most cele- 

 brated law tract:^, entitled the Jama i-sugheet\ Janid-i 

 kuheer, Mubsool ^ Zecadat, and Siyur, have been alrejjdy 

 noticed, as collectively quoted by the title q^ Ziahir oo" 

 riavayat\. Tliese works are described in the kushj 00 



* A commentary on tlie IVafee, and written by tho sunne autlior 

 Imam Abool Buukat, Abdoolla bin-i Ahmud, coinni "lily called 

 Hafiz 00' DEEN, ot NuuJ, wbodicdA. H. 710- Healsj m roc 

 the Kun-z, oo Dukmiik, a work of high authority, and c-xtant in India ; 

 but eclii^sed by its comment the Buhr-i-Raj.ik, composed in ibe 

 tenth century otthe Hijrah !>y Zyn ool Aaeidf.en Ir>y-i \'uji:em, 

 o'i Egvpt. Vid. Tit. Niigim of D'Heubelot, wlio au'iears hox^evtr 

 to have stated the year of his death A. H- 0/0, instead of p^O 5 

 which is mentioned more than once in the Kusiif 00' Zunoon. 



f Mr. Hamilton mentions three trea'iseS; en theological subjects, 

 as written by Aboo Hunfefah : v'Z. the Masnad. F ilk- at -dm ^ ;a)d 

 Moaliim Of these ti;e Moosnud is described m liie Kiuh: 00 Zmioon, 

 us a book of tradtions. The work apparently iiUtnd-d as the se- 

 cond, but misnaniFd FUk-al-elm, instead of Fii kidam ion theology,) 

 is well known in India^ by tiie name F.kh-i-Akhur. I'he third is 

 unknown. D'Herbei. t, who stems to have been Mr Hamilton's 

 principal authority, mentions the three woiks, under ibe lil^e ol 

 Abou-Ha7tifah. 



X Mr. Hamilton (in bis Preliminary Di-course, p. 36 ) has inad- 

 vertently staled 'he Jama-i-kr.bcer ti be a codcct'OM ot tridjt oiis, 

 called also the Jama-i-sahahy \eesoo Muhummud bin Yesoo al 



