Fiqh Works Taught in Deoband Schools

Abstract

The article analyzes books in the field of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) taught in the Deoband schools. The subject of fiqh is taught for eight years in educational centers belonging to Dar al-Ulum Deoband. All the books selected as textbooks in the field of fiqh are works recognized by the Hanafi madhhab. These works are considered basic literature not only in Deoband educational institutions, but also in centers of religious education in other countries, such as Turkey and Central Asian countries, where the Hanafi school is taught. In the Deoband educational system, the books of the Hanafi school were selected based on their volume and content in order to teach fiqh on a step-by-step basis. In the first year “Nur al-Idah”, in the second year “Masail al-Quduri”, in the third year “Sharh al-Uqayya”, in the fourth year “Kanz al-Daqaiq”, and in the fifth, sixth and seventh years the book “Al-Hidaya” by Imam Al-Marginani, which is very popular in Central Asia, is taught in full. And in the eighth year, which is called “Tahassus”, some issues are selected from Imam Ibn Abidin’s “Hashiya” and researches are conducted on those topics. This article provides extensive information about the above-mentioned fiqh books. The names of those books and the chain of teachers of the authors are given, and their connections with the Kazakh country are determined. The library and manuscript funds of Kazakhstan also contain information about how much they are preserved. In conclusion, it is said that the works guided by the teaching of the Hanafi Madhhab in Deoband educational institutions are no different from the works in other countries that teach the Hanafi Madhhab.