Manuscripts of abul barakat al-nasafi's works on furu’ Al-Fiqh

Abul Barakat al-Nasafi (d. 710/1310) is considered to be a mufassir, faqih, and mutakallim scholar from Mawarannahr. His work “al-Kafi” on furu’ al-fiqh is famous in the scientific world. It was created as a commentary on his earlier written book “al-Wafi”. This work had a great reputation along with other popular books of fiqh. This book may have been created when Abul Barakat was teaching “al-Wafi” in the madrasa in Kirman. Because students need to understand “al-Wafi” easier and faster. Abul Barakat wrote a commentary to meet this need of students and named it “al-Kafi”. Various issues of jurisprudence such as prayer, fasting, zakat, hajj, marriage, trade are explained in detail in the work. The article provides information about Abul Barakat al-Nasafi's life, his scientific activity, his works, the importance of the book “al-Kafi” and its manuscripts kept in funds of Tashkent.