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The work consists of Ḥasan Kāfī Akhiṣārī&rsquo;s (d. 1024/1615) abridgment (ikhtiṣār) of Abū al-Barakāt al-Nasafī&rsquo;s (d. 710/1310) renowned Ḥanafī jurisprudence text, Manār al-Anwār, titled Samt al-Wuṣūl ilā ʿIlm al-Uṣūl, and the commentary (Sharḥ) he wrote on this abridgment. Akhis&acirc;r&icirc; composed the abridged work Samt al-Wuṣūl with the aim of creating an introductory-level text that students could easily understand and memorize. He subsequently wrote a concise commentary (Sharḥ), benefiting from Ibn Malak&rsquo;s (d. after 821/1418) renowned commentary on Manār. The text and commentary reorganize and condense the topics from Manār, add definitions and concepts, and include simple examples for each topic. These features make the work an ideal foundational resource for studying Ḥanafī jurisprudence methodology (uṣūl al-fiqh).

In this new edition of the work, unlike previous prints, the second edition of the text and commentary has been used as the primary source. Differences from the first edition and the author&#39;s marginal annotations (minhuwāt) are noted in the footnotes. Missing key topics have been briefly explained in footnotes, and views attributed to the Shāfiʿī school have been corrected where possible using related sources. Additional features include explanatory tables and an independent publication of the base text at the beginning, enabling readers to study it separately from the commentary.

Sharḥ al-Samt al-Wuṣūl ilā ʿilm al-Uṣūl

Ḥasan Kāfī Aḳḥiṣārī

Hasan Kāfī Akhiṣārī, a jurist and scholar, was born in Ramaḍān 951 AH (November/December 1544 CE) in Bosnian Akhisar (modern-day Prusac) during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. After completing his education in Istanbul and &Ccedil;atalca, he returned to his hometown, where he spent the rest of his life teaching (muderris) and serving as a judge (qāḍī) in Akhisar and its surrounding areas. 
Hasan Kāfī Akhiṣārī authored texts and commentaries in diverse fields, including logic, rhetoric, Islamic jurisprudence (uṣūl al-fiqh), and theology (ʿaqāʾid), focusing on introductory-level works for education. Some of these writings remain part of traditional Islamic curricula. During his tenure as a judge, Akhiṣārī established ties with state officials and presented his significant work Uṣūl al-Ḥikam fī Niẓām al-ʿĀlam to Sultan Mehmed III through Grand Vizier Damat İbrahim Pasha. This work was later translated into multiple languages. 
Hasan K&acirc;f&icirc; Akhiṣārī served as a muderris and qāḍī in his hometown, leaving a lasting legacy by constructing important buildings such as a mosque, madrasa, tekkes, hans, sıbyan schools, and a fountain. These charitable works helped establish a neighborhood once known as Nevābāḍ (Novo Mjesto), now located above Prusac&rsquo;s Srt district. He passed away in 1024 (1615) and was buried in the tomb adjacent to the madrasa he had built beside the mosque. 
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