The theory and the practice of market law in medieval Islam a study of Kitāb Niṣāb al-Iḥtisāb of ʻUmar b. Muḥammad al-Sunāmī (fl. 7th-8th/13th-14th century)

This book represents an explanation of the institution of hisba in medieval Islam, through one of the most used texts in the field. It includes a thorough translation of the text, written by a practising muhtasib, scholar and judge, together with accompanying biographical and bibliographical notes.