Tracing the Judicial Infrastructure of a Rural Province

By Lev Weitz In my last essay on using digitized sources and databases for historical research with Arabic documents, I used the Arabic Papyrology Database (APD) to discern a concentration … Continue reading Tracing the Judicial Infrastructure of a Rural Province

Farāmīn-i Niẓāmat: Looking at legal layers in a royal decree

By Elizabeth Lhost The first farmān (order) (pictured below) in a volume titled Farāmīn-i Niẓāmat-i dār al-qażāʿ-yi balada, min ibtidāʿ–yi sana-yi 1339 H li-ghāyata-yi sana-yi 1350 H, daftar-i Senṫral Rikārḋ, … Continue reading Farāmīn-i Niẓāmat: Looking at legal layers in a royal decree

Islamic Law at the American Society for Legal History Conference: Session Roundup

The 2022 American Society for Legal History annual conference, taking place on November 10-12, 2022, is hosting a wide array of panels relating to Islamic law.  Please consult our calendar … Continue reading Islamic Law at the American Society for Legal History Conference: Session Roundup