García Sanjuán Alejandro. Till God inherits the Earth: Islamic pious endowments in al-Andalus (9 - 15th centuries)

Brill, 2007. — 570 p. — (The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World 34). — ISBN10 9004153586 / ISBN13 978-9004153585.This volume deals with the origins and evolution of the Islamic institution of pious endowments in al-Andalus and provide us with a complete review of relevant issues such as the structure of economic property, the idea of charity, the concept of general or common interest and the social and juridical role of men of religion.Preface and Acknowledgements
Glossary of Arabic Terms
Sources used
The use of Islamic jurisprudence as a documentary source
Origins and early development of the institution
The Legal Framework: general elements of donations
The family or private a˙bàs
The aims of pious a˙bàs
The organisation of mosques and the role of pious endowments
The officials responsible for managing the endowment: nàzir, qà∂ì and ßà˙ib al-a˙bàs
Legal Theory versus Practical Needs: causes and mechanisms to altering donations
Pious endowments in the context of the Andalusian Social FormationAppendix I Jurists and fuqahà": identification and alphabetical index
Appendix II Inventory and breakdown of fatàwà included in the Mi'yàr
Appendix III Tables of Data
Appendix IV Location of Ibn Rushd’s fatàwà
Appendix V Graphs
Appendix VI Texts in Translation
Sources