Which compilation of Hanafi-based Islamic jurisprudence did Aurangzeb commission, gathering 500 experts?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Fatawa-e-Alamgiri
- Step 1: Fatawa-e-Alamgiri is a 17th-century sharia-based compilation that served as the law and principal regulating body of the Mughal Empire. Answer: Fatawa-e-Alamgiri. To compile it, Emperor Aurangzeb gathered 500 experts in Islamic jurisprudence, principally from the Hanafi school; it spanned 30 volumes originally and is now printed in 6 volumes. Why not the others: Ain-i-Akbari, Tarikh-i-Firishta and Mirat-i-Ahmadi don't fit.
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