Segments in the Fundamentals of Jurisprudence, by Abu Muzaffar al-Samani al-Marwazi, who died in 489 A.H., and with it al-Dara'a's commentary on the book al-Qasat An early work on Islamic law. Author full name: Abu al-Muzaffar Mansour bin Muhammad bin Abdul-Jabbar al-Samani al-Marwazi (426/1035-489/1096). From Merv, a medieval city in central Asia on the Silk Road, he was born to a family of senior scholars. He was a scholar in Islamic law and in various Islamic and Arabic sciences. He started in the Hanafi school then moved to the Shafi'i. He was also schooled in Baghdad and well-traveled. Editing of Abu Auhail Saleh Suhail Ali Hammuda.