New information about Imam al-Zarn?j? and his work “Ta’l?m al-Muta’allim”
Abstract
This article refers to Burh?n al-D?n al-Zarn?j?, a student of Burh?n al-D?n al-Marghinan? (1118-
1197), the author of al-Hidoya, a well-known work in Hanafi jurisprudence. There is new information about
Ta’l?m al-Muta’allim, which is the only royal work of al-Zarn?j?. In particular, there is information about the
manuscripts of this work, copied in the XV and XVI centuries.
The article provides new information about the commentaries and translations of Ta’l?m alMuta’allim. Its lithographic and contemporary editions are also mentioned.