Siraj al-Din al-Sajawandi

SirÃÂj ud-DÃÂ«n Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abd ur-RashÃÂ«d SajÃÂwandÃÂ« (Persian: ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¯ ÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¯ ÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ÃÂ ÃÂ¹ÃÂ¨ÃÂ¯ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ¯ ÃÂ³ÃÂ¬ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ) also known as AbÃÂ« TÃÂhir Muhammad al-SajÃÂwandÃÂ« al-HanafÃÂ« (Arabic: ÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ÃÂ ÃÂ·ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ± ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¯ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ³ÃÂ¬ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ) and the honorific SirÃÂj ud-DÃÂ«n (ÃÂ³ÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂ¬ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ, "lamp of the faith") (died c. 1203 CE or 600 AH) was a 12th-century Hanafi scholar of Islamic inheritance jurisprudence, mathematics astrology and geography. He is primarily known for his work KitÃÂb al-FarÃÂÃÂ¼iÃ¡Â¸Â al-SirÃÂjÃÂ«yah (Arabic:ÃÂ©ÃÂªÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂ¦ÃÂ¶ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ³ÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂ¬ÃÂÃÂ), commonly known simply as "the SirÃÂjÃÂ«yah", which is a principal work on Hanafi inheritance law. The work was translated into English by Sir William Jones in 1792 for subsequent use in the courts of British India. He was the grand-nephew of qari Muhammad ibn Tayfour Sajawandi. He lies buried in the ZiÃÂrat-e Hazrat-o 'ÃÂshiqÃÂn wa ÃÂrifÃÂn in Sajawand.

Name

His full name is SirÃÂj ud-DÃÂ«n AbÃÂ« TÃÂhir MuÃ¡Â¸Â¥ammad Ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abd ur-RashÃÂ«d ibn TayfoÃÂ«r SajÃÂwandÃÂ« (Persian: ÃÂ³ÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂ¬ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¯ ÃÂ³ÃÂ¬ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ). His nasab, Ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abd ur-RashÃÂ«d ibn TayfoÃÂ«r refers to him being the "son of Muhammad son of 'Abd ur-RashÃÂ«d son of Tayfour". SajÃÂwandÃÂ« is his nisbah meaning "from Sajawand". He is also known by the teknonym AbÃÂ« TÃÂhir meaning "father of Tahir".

Works

KitÃÂb al-FarÃÂÃÂ¼iÃ¡ÂºÂ al-SirÃÂjÃÂ«yah (The Sirajite Book of Inhertiance laws, ÃÂ©ÃÂªÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂ¦ÃÂ¶ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ³ÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂ¬ÃÂÃÂ) a.k.a. al-SirÃÂjÃÂ«yah ("The Sirajite")
al-TajnÃÂ«s FÃÂ« al-HasÃÂb (The Analogy for the Calculations, ÃÂ©ÃÂªÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂªÃÂ¬ÃÂÃÂÃÂ³ ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ³ÃÂ§ÃÂ¨)
ResÃÂlat FÃÂ« al-Jabr wa al-MuqÃÂbilah (Treatise on Algebra, ÃÂ±ÃÂ³ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ© ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¬ÃÂ¨ÃÂ± ÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ÃÂÃÂ)

References

External links

Al Sirajiyyah: Or the Mahommedan Law of Inheritance. Jones, William (Calcutta, 1792)