علامہ زمخشری کا تصورنظم قرآن

Despite his being a staunch Mutazali, Allama Zamakhshari declares the Holy Quran to be a miracle on account of its unique coherence and cohesion. For the first time in the history of Quranic exegesis, he made a subject of the mutual juxtaposition of Quranic words, sentences, verses and surahs such discussions on the Quranic cohesion as are related to literary and communicative aspects such as metaphor, simile, allusion and syntax. Similarly, he demonstrated the Quranic cohesiveness by beautifully applying the roles and regulations of rhetoric on the verses of the Holy Quran. Such forms of coherence and cohesion did he adopt as can be declared as the fundamentals of the idea of the Quranic cohesion. In this regard, this article is the first such comprehensive study of the Tafseer e Kashaf.

Anglicization of Shariah in Anglo Indian Courts and its Impact on Pakistan Law: A Case Study With Special Reference to Waqf, Inheritance and Equity

This thesis argues the treatment of Islamic law under the English legal system by looking into the developments in law of family waqf, inheritance and equity in British India. It has the dual objective of analysing the impact of the English legal system upon Islamic law, and its impact on Pakistani law. It not only examines the evolution of codification of Islamic laws in sub-continent during colonial rule but also that how this codification partially influences the Islamic Law. It argues that the laws of waqf and inheritance were transformed in order to fit into new legal system. The colonial state also used the methods of translation, adjudication, and legislation in order to transform Islamic law into AngloMuhammadan Law. They amalgamated law of inheritance and customary law, made “rivāj e ʻaām” through settlement officer and later they recognised this “rivāj e ʻaām” as testimony and enforced it through courts. In 18th century British in their regulations merged equity, justice and good-conscience with customary law, though equity fills the gap of law on the discretion of their judges. The study begins with the brief introduction of Anglicization of Sharī‘ah during British sway in India. Then the essentials of the Islamic Law of waqf are described in a good detail, in the light of the opinions of Islamic jurists. The third part of the study not only briefs about the legal contribution of the Privy Council to the law of waqf but also the cases about family law of waqf in Pakistan. The law of Inheritance in Islam is specially focusing on the shares of females in Islamic Law to ensure that no local custom can override the law of inheritance in Islam is examined in fourth part of the study. In fifth part the attempts have been made to examine the law of Inheritance in sub-continent during British rule and its impact on the current Law of Inheritance in Pakistan. For better understanding case law on Inheritance rights of women in Pakistan is discussed in detail. The last part of the research examines the role of the doctrine of justice, equity and good conscience in British rule in sub-continent and its impact on Pakistani law. Case law in Pakistan regarding this notion is also discussed.