Islamic Law Texts: The Ottoman Code (mejelle; majalla)

Islamic Law Texts: The Ottoman Code (majalla; mejelle) is the English translation of the Ottoman Civil Code was adopted in many parts of the Middle East during and immediately after the British and French colonization. This document includes a listing of the declarations of juridical principles upon which the developers of the Turkish Code relied. This legal opinions are seen to be representative of classical Sunni (Hanafi) jurisprudence.