AUTHORITIES OF MOSULMAN LAW. 50/ 



Besides the texts and commentaries above described, 

 as in actual use for legal expositions, the Mujmd oo 

 huhryn, a text book composed by Mozupper oo' 

 DEEX Ahmud, oi Bughddd, A. H. 690, is also in the 

 possession of a learned Mosulman in Calcutta, * 

 together with one of its commentaries, written by 

 A'BD 00' LuTEEB^ Bin-i-x\bd oql Azeez ; biit as 

 no other copy of either the text or comment is known 

 to be forthcoming; they cannot be in general use. | 



V'as written by Syyid ahmud bin-i-Mohamiuud Kumavee. The 

 author ot'the other is unknown. 



* Moiilivee Kureem 00 deen, by wliom (in concert with Moii- 

 lavee Mohummud Ra'sbid) 1 have been malerially assisted in 

 preparing the short account given ot" books on the rJobummudan 

 law; and who has made for me a complele Persian trnnslation 

 from the Arabic original of the " Kushf 00 Zunoon." He received 

 the •* Majma-ool bahry'n," and its couimentary, from Shura'iut 

 Mohummud Khan, MeerMoonsbee to the Nuwab MozafFur Juno- ; 

 who su_ ported a Mudrusah at MoorshiJabad, in which Kureem 

 eo deen was Modurrir or Lecturer. 



t In addition to the books on jurisprudence, which have been 

 noliced ; the foilovviug are described in the " Kushi 00 Zunoon ;" 

 bu: none of theai are known to be at present in Hindostan. The 

 " Ajnus" and " Akkam," by Ab-jol Abas 'Mimud Natift'e, who 

 died A. H. 446; the " Tujnees o' Muzetd" by the uuthcr of the 

 " Hida'j-nhj" the " Ha'vee ool Museciee" by Mohuntniud-bin-i- 

 Ibraheem, of Huseer, who died A. H. 50j. The " Futawa-i-koo- 

 bra," by SbaUeed M.'sani 00 deen Omur, who suffered martyrdom in 

 t!ie oSdth year of the Hijrah. The " Khalasut ool futawa," by 

 Tahjr bin-i-Ahmud, of bokhava, who died A. H. 542, The 

 Moohukut," by Nasiroo" deen, Abool Kasira, of Sumurkund ; 

 finished A. H. 549. The " Havee o >1 Koodaee," by Kazee Jumal 

 CO deen Ahmud ot Ghuzna, who lived in the latter part ofthe 6th 

 century of the Hijrah, A " Tulkhees" (abridgrnent) ofthe Jama- 

 i-ku'.eer," by Kumal 00' deen Mohajnmud, of Khilat, who died A. 

 H. 652. T)ie " Mokhtar," and us conim.-ntary, the " ikhtiyar," 

 by Mujd 00' deen Abdoollah of M.-osul, supposed to have nou- 

 rished in the 7th century ofthe Hijrah. The " Ghoorur ool Ah- 

 kara," and its comment, the '■' Doorur ool hookham," by Mohum- 

 mud bui-i Furamoorz, commonly cnhtd Moolla Khoosr©, who died 

 A. H. S87; and the "3Jooltuca oi>i *.bhooi," by ibiaheem bin i- 

 Mohummud Chulpee (a Syrian) finished A. H. 923. Of these 

 works the three last mentioned only ar ■ text books. The remain- 

 der (excepting the abridgments of Tnam Mohumniud's grca£ 



