A Classification Proposal On Nawazil Works Of Transoxanian Origin

It is seen that the sources of Hanafi literature, which are evaluated in three groups as usul (zahir al-riwaya), nawadir (gayr-ı zahir al-riwaya) and nawazil (waqi’at), especially those belonging to the third type, were mainly written in Transoxiana and its surrounding regions. Most of the more than forty works related to the Transoxanian nawazil, the development process of which lasted for about four centuries (IX-XII centuries), are still in manuscript form. These sources, which contain important information about
the region and the period in which they were written, emerge with their unique characteristics as well as certain interactions among each other. Such works are not only important in terms of the history of the region, but they are also extremely valuable on evaluating the history of Islamic law in general, and the methodology of practical fiqh in particular. In our study, the characteristics of such nawazil works of Transoxanian origin have been analysed and a classification proposal has been put forward by evaluating them in terms of the period and place in which they were written.