THE ULTIMATE CONSPECTUS

Individual muslims are required to learn the rulings for anything they do in their daily lives. Most muslims today trace their understanding back to the Prophet SAW. This body of Islamic law allows one to carry out what one has been ordered to do while avoiding what one has been ordered to avoid, which results in happiness now and in the Afterlife. One of the first texts students of the Shafi’i school of law read is Abu Shujaah AL-Asfahani’s introduction to classical islamic law.This enduring classic covers the full range of basic topics within the shafii school of law. The present work includes a complete translation of Abu Shujaah conspectus, along with the full Arabic text and notes to point out where later jurists have differed from the author, Imam Al-Nawawi’s preferences, and minor clarifications and explanantions.