settled in Kufah. Ibn 'Abbad al-Misri came originally from Egypt and, after completing his studies in Basrah, he went back to Egypt and settled there.62 On his way to Tahert, Abu Ghanim recorded some opinions, related to Ibn 'Abbad, from the Ibadhis of Egypt, and included them in the Mudawwanah.63 Abu Aiyub Wa'il b. Aiyub was from Hadramawt.64 He participated in the wars of 'Abdullah b. Yahya al-Kindi in Yemen, and in establishing the Ibadhi Imamate of Hadramawt, and was in the delegation sent to Mecca on the behalf of the Ibadhi group who opposed 'Abdullah b. Sa'id, the Imam of Hadramawt, to negotiate the split between the two Ibadhi groups of Hadhramawt with the Ibadhi Imams of Basrah.65 Later he settled in Basrah and became the head of the Ibadhi Shaikhs of Iraq, after al-Rabi' b. Habib had left for Oman.66 As for Hatim b. Mansur, 'Abdullah b. 'Abd al-'Aziz and Abu Ghassan Mukhallad b. al-'Amarrad, nothing is known about their origins, but they lived in Basrah, studied with Abu 'Ubaidah and contributed a great deal in the development of Ibadhi jurisprudence, especially 'Abdullah b. 'Abd al-'Aziz.

Abu Ghanim recorded the Mudawwanah from those above-mentioned scholars either through hearing their opinions directly or by narrating them from someone who had heard them.67 The Mudawwanah is divided into twelve books, (kutub),68 each book containing a number of chapters, ('abwab). The following are the Kutub of the Mudawwanah:

(1) The book of prayer, (al-salat)

(2) The book of alms-tax, (al-zakat)

(3) The book of fasting, (al-sawm)

(4) The book of marriage, (al-nikah)

(5) The book of divorce, (al-talaq)

(6) The book of gifts and presents, (al-hibah wa al-hadiyah)

(7) The book of legacies, (al-wasaya)

(8) The book of blood-monies, (al-diyat)

(9) The book of beverages and fixed punishments, (al-'ashribah wa al-hudud)

(10) The book of testimonies, (al-shahadat)

(11) The book of sales, (al-buyu')

(12) The book of decisions and judgements, (al-'ahkam wa al-'aqdiyah)

The Ms. Which I am using for this study adds another 'book' with the title: The book of decisions and judgements (al-buyu' wa al-'aqdiyah)

The Mudawwanah covers all the subjects treated by Ibadhi scholars in the