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As'ilat Askiyah wa-Ajwibat al-Maghili (Maghili's Tract on Politics)
ALTERNATE TITLE(S)
Law and Politics in the Songhai Empire
AUTHOR/CREATOR
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim al-Maghili
NOTES
This treatise consists of the answers to seven questions asked of the author by the Emperor of Songhai. When discussing political and economic issues the author advises the Emperor that he is obliged to apply Islamic law strictly in these areas of life. Therefore, the Emperor needs to seek the advice of pious scholars.
SUBJECT
Islamic manuscripts
Arabic script
Songhai Empire
Arabic calligraphy
Timbuktu manuscripts
Arabic manuscripts
LANGUAGE
Arabic
REPOSITORY
Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library
DIGITAL ID
aftmh tam014
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/aftmh.tam014
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