The book Al-Dhakhira by Al-Qarafi - 14 volumes

Book title: Al-Dhakhira Author: Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn Idris al-Qarafi Verification: Muhammad Haji, Saeed Aarab, and Muhammad Bou Khabza Number of parts: 14 Publisher: Dar al-Gharb al-Islami The book "Al-Dhakhira fi Furoo' al-Malikiya" by the Imam jurist "Abu al-Abbas Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn Idris al-Qarafi al-Sanhaji al-Masri" (d. 684 AH) is an innovative book in Maliki jurisprudence, covering its branches and roots, with additions from contemporary works that are mostly summaries, explanations, comments, or perhaps the most important of which is Al-Dhakhira, considered among the most significant writings in Maliki jurisprudence during the seventh century AH and the last of the mother schools. In it, "al-Qarafi" demonstrated his extensive knowledge and firm grounding in science. The book includes two introductions: the first explaining the virtue of knowledge and its manners, and the second about what must be known from the fundamentals of jurisprudence, the rules of Sharia, and the terminologies of scholars. It then proceeds to mention books of jurisprudence with detailed explanations, starting from purification (wudu and ghusl) and ending with Al-Jami'. Shihab al-Din al-Qarafi compiled his book "Al-Dhakhira" from about forty works of the Maliki school, relying on five main sources, where he states: "I preferred to gather the five books that Malikis have relied upon east and west, which are Al-Mudawwana, Al-Jawahir, Al-Talqin, Al-Jalab, and Al-Risala..."