Aurangzeb had compiled the greatest digest of Islamic Law called

Fatawa-i-Alamgiri

Fatawa-i-Jahandari

Miraz-i-Mughals

Fatah-i-Saltan

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Aurangzeb (reigned 1658-1707) commissioned the compilation of a comprehensive legal code based on Islamic law (Sharia), specifically following the Hanafi school of jurisprudence, which was prevalent in the Indian subcontinent. This massive work, compiled by several hundred Islamic scholars over years, was named Fatawa-i-Alamgiri (Decrees of Alamgir), after Aurangzeb’s regnal title ‘Alamgir’. It became a standard legal reference in Mughal India.

– Compiled during the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb.
– It is a comprehensive digest of Islamic law.
– Based on the Hanafi school of jurisprudence.
– Named after Aurangzeb’s title, ‘Alamgir’.

The Fatawa-i-Alamgiri was a monumental effort aimed at providing a standardized legal framework for the administration of justice in the Mughal Empire according to the prevailing Islamic legal tradition. It served as the main legal authority in British India until the enactment of modern codes like the Indian Penal Code. Fatawa-i-Jahandari is a historical and political treatise written by Ziauddin Barani during the Delhi Sultanate period, not a legal digest compiled by Aurangzeb.

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