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the prevalence of Ta‘admul with respect to them in their 
time. He (the author of Fath-al-Qadir) mentions the case of 
dedicating a cow stated below and that of coins and measurable 
articles when he says, ‘‘It is stated in al-Khulasah: a man 
makes wagf of a cow on condition that the milk and butter 
concerning aman who e waqf of money or articles capable 
of being measured and weighed, whether his wagf was V 
He answered, ‘‘ Yes.’? He was asked, ‘‘ And how ? He 
answered, ‘‘ The money should be laid out in business (Muda- 
that according to this analogy, it would be possible to make wagf 
of a measure of wheat on condition that it should be lent out to 
the poor, who do not possess seeds, so that they may sow them 
for themselves, and when it is harvest time the quantity lent 
out would be taken from them and afterwards given to other 
poor persons—in this way perpetually. 
‘From this Seco! oeidadt the correctness of what the 
nce wag of dirhams and dinars is recognized in Turkish coun 
Ties. | 
is % 
‘* Because analogy is abandoned in consequence of T'a‘amul” 
according to analo 
is & condition of : 
petually. Ta‘dmul according to al-Bahr, whose authority is a+ 
Tahrir, means the more frequent in use. It is stated in t 
commentaries of al-Biri, quoting from the Mabsit, ‘‘ What is estab- 
lished a practice has the same authority as that whe 
It is evident from the case of the cow, that a new 
practice [which comesinto existence at any time or place] is taken’ 
into account. It is not, therefore, necessary that the practice 
