Muwatta Imam Malik Arabic- English
Narrated by: Yahya b Yahya b Kathir Al-Laith Al-Andalusi
2 Volumes , Published by Darul Isha'at Pakistan, HardBack
Rendered to English by F. Amira Zrien Matraji
"Malek's great Work which is the earliest surviving Muslim Law-Book. Its object is to give a survey of law and justice, ritual and Practice of religion, according to the tradition applied in Madina, and to create a theoretical standard for matters which were not settled from the point of view of the tradition.
In a period of of recognition and appreciation of the cannon law under the earlier Abbasids, there was a practical interest in pointing out a smooth path (this is practically what al-Muwatta means) through the for reaching difference of opinion even on the the most elementary questions. However Al-Muwatta thus represents the transition from the doctrinal writing of the earliest period to the pure science of hadith of the later period" ( taken from the Preface of this book.)The first formulation of Islamic Law based on the people of Madinah during the time of the great Companions.The Quality of the Print & Translation is not as high as the Bewley version, however it is Hardback and includes the Arabic
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