Qanun (law)

Qanun is an Arabic term^[a] that refers to laws established by Muslim sovereigns, especially the body of administrative, economic and criminal law promulgated by Ottoman sultans. It is used to contrast with sharia, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists.^[5] It is thus frequently translated as "dynastic law."

^ κανών. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.
^ Knut S. Vikør (2005). Between God and the Sultan: A History of Islamic Law. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. p. 207. ISBN 9781850657385.
^ Adamec, Ludwig W. (2009). Historical Dictionary of Islam. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 256. ISBN 9780810863033.
^ "canon". Online Etymology Dictionary.
^ Vikør, Knut S. (2014). "Sharīʿah". In Emad El-Din Shahin (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2019-01-06.

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[1] κανών. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.

[2] Knut S. Vikør (2005). Between God and the Sultan: A History of Islamic Law. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. p. 207. ISBN 9781850657385.

[3] Adamec, Ludwig W. (2009). Historical Dictionary of Islam. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 256. ISBN 9780810863033.

[4] "canon". Online Etymology Dictionary.

[6] Vikør, Knut S. (2014). "Sharīʿah". In Emad El-Din Shahin (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2019-01-06.

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