A FatwÄ by al-MÄzarÄ« (d.Â 536/1141) on a Jewish Silk Merchant in Gafsa

Camilla Adang

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A FatwÄ by al-MÄzarÄ« (d.Â 536/1141) on a Jewish Silk Merchant in Gafsa

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Pages:: 162â171

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004345737_009

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This contribution presents and analyses a fatwÄ (legal opinion) issued by AbÅ« Ê¿Abd AllÄh al-MÄzarÄ« (d.Â 536/1141), a well-known Tunisian scholar of Sicilian descent, concerning a Jewish silk trader who was accused of having obtained his merchandise by unlawful means. In the fatwÄ, apparently issued at the request of the qÄá¸Ä« of Gafsa, al-MÄzarÄ« argues that since the accusers have been unable to produce incontrovertible proof, the Jewish defendant should be given the opportunity to clear himself of all suspicion by swearing an oath in the synagogue. By objectively applying the rules of evidence prevailing in Islamic law, al-MÄzarÄ« quashes the claim of the accuser, although he was in all likelihood a Muslim.

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Jewish-Muslim Relations in Past and Present

A Kaleidoscopic View

Series:Â Studies on the Children of Abraham, Volume: 5

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Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 01 Jan 2017

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