The Examination Treatise by Dawud Efendi al-Qarṣi al-Ḥanafī (d. 1169 AH): A Critical Edition and Study""

Abstract

This study, entitled “Risālat al-Imtiḥān (States of the Musnad Ilayh): Questions and Answers in Examination” by Dāwūd Efendi al-Qārsī al-Ḥanafī (d. after 1169 AH), together with his distinguished teacher Muḥammad al-Afkarmānī (d. 1174 AH): A Critical Study and Edition, aims to investigate and edit a manuscript dealing with the rhetorical topic of the states of the Musnad Ilayh.The research is divided into two main parts. The first part is devoted to the study and consists of three sections: a biographical account of Dāwūd Efendi al-Qārsī and his teacher Muḥammad al-Afkarmānī; a description and documentation of the manuscript and its extant copies; and an explanation of the methodology adopted in establishing the critical edition, supported by samples from the manuscript.The second part presents the verified text of the manuscript, which consists of a series of questions and answers on the topic under investigation, relying on the views and statements of earlier scholars.The study concludes with the most significant findings and results reached through the process of investigation and analysis