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Ibn al-Ukhuwwa

ابن الأخوة

c. 1329 CE · 729 AH

Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Qurashi, known as Ibn al-Ukhuwwa, author of Maʿalim al-Qurba fi Ahkam al-Hisba. The editors give his death as 729 AH 1.

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Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Qurashi, known as "Ibn al-Ukhuwwa," author of Maʿalim al-Qurba fi Ahkam al-Hisba on hisba. The two editors of the book state that he died in 729 AH 2 1.

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Maʿalim al-Qurba fi Ahkam al-Hisba (Duties of the Market Inspector)

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Maʿalim al-Qurba fi Ahkam al-Hisba (Duties of the Market Inspector)

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  1. Maʿalim al-Qurba fi Ahkam al-Hisba, ed. Muhammad Mahmud Shaaban and Siddiq Ahmad Isa al-Mutiʿi (1976) , p.6
  2. Maʿalim al-Qurba fi Ahkam al-Hisba, ed. Muhammad Mahmud Shaaban and Siddiq Ahmad Isa al-Mutiʿi (1976) , p.2
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Maʿalim al-Qurba fi Ahkam al-Hisba (Duties of the Market Inspector)

A treatise on hisba by Ibn al-Ukhuwwa, written to help the market inspector in his duties: supervising markets, weights and measures, protecting public morals, and fighting fraud and forbidden contracts. The editors describe the standing of the science of hisba in early Islam and the qualities required of its holder.