ʿĀqila - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" ʿĀqila - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Peters, Rudolph

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1063256
Doc. NO	:	ALei3653
Main Entry	:	Peters, Rudolph
Title & Author	:	ʿĀqila - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Peters, Rudolph
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(992 words)
Abstract	:	ʿĀqila , in Islamic law, denotes the group that by virtue of its connection to a person who has accidentally injured or killed another is held liable to pay blood money ( diya or ʿaql ) on behalf of that person. In pre-Islamic Arabia, the ʿāqila consisted of the adult able-bodied tribesmen whose duty it was to protect all members of the tribe. The concept was adopted by the early Muslim jurists, in disregard of the principle articulated in Q 6:164 according to which a person is responsible only for
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei3653.pdf