Name
Adygamov R. K.
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Organization, job position
Institute of History named. S.Mardzhani of RT
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Articles count: 2
The article is devoted to the problem of formation and
development of Islamic law in the Ottoman Empire. In
the beginning of the article, the author considers the
ratio between Sharia and customary law in the legal
system of the Ottoman Empire and reveals that the
basis of customary law is the right of the Turks.
Furthermore, the author highlights the main legal
institutions of the state, and analyzes legal acts that
appeared during the reign of the sultans Muhammad
al-Fatih, Selim I, Suleiman I, Ahmad I and Abd alHamid.
Then the author analyzes the features of
Islamic law of the Ottoman Empire, identifies features
of the contractual relationship, matrimonial and
criminal law. Compares the rights of Muslims and
non-Muslims, and reveals that the latter were divided
into two categories: zimmi and musta’man, identifying
legal privileges of each of them. At the end of the
article, the author makes a conclusion about the
continuity of the various legal acts of the Ottoman
Empire, the crown of which is al-Majalla, some of the
provisions, which has not lost its relevance in our time