By Maribel Fierro This case, recorded by Ibn Ḥārith al-Khushanī, concerns an accusation of apostasy during the reign of the Cordoban Umayyad emir Muḥammad (r. 238–273/852–886). A vizier conspires to … Continue reading Analysis :: The Judge, the Vizier, and the Ruler
Shukr b. ʿĀmir v. Shaʿbān b. Nāfiʿ: A Dispute Resolved by Mediation in Late 17th-C. Cairo
By James E. Baldwin In this court record from Cairo, dated August 3, 1667, two connected disputes are resolved by ṣulḥ (mediation). Shukr ibn ʿĀmir accuses Shaʿbān ibn Nāfiʿ of … Continue reading Shukr b. ʿĀmir v. Shaʿbān b. Nāfiʿ: A Dispute Resolved by Mediation in Late 17th-C. Cairo