Bidayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihayat al-Muqtasid (The Distinguished Jurist's Primer) is a book on comparative Islamic jurisprudence that covers all chapters of Fiqh. It does not adhere to a specific school of thought but rather presents the opinions of various schools, especially the four established ones, explaining the reasons for their differences in disputed issues and the evidence for each position. Although the author, a follower of the Maliki school, always presents the Maliki view first, he is exemplary in his impartiality, weighing the different opinions based on the strength of their evidence. This is a verified edition with commentary, an in-depth study, and an important introduction to the schools of thought, their founders, and the points of disagreement.

• Author: Ibn Rushd
• Investigator: Ali Moawad and Adel Abdel Mawjoud
• Publisher: Dar Al-Kotob Al-Ilmiyah - Beirut
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Number of Pages: 3236
• Number of Parts: 6
• Binding Type: Art cover - board spine
• Paper Type: White
• Printing Colors: One color
• ISBN: 978-2-7451-0419-9