Nawazil fiqh in Algeria in the Ottoman period (The example of Nawâzil Al-Qasantîna)

In this study, we tried to shed light on the scientific life in Algeria during the Ottoman period. In this context, the important scientific centers of Algeria in the Ottoman period and the important and famous figures who worked in these centers and produced works in the field of fiqh, especially in the field of nawâzil al-fiqhiyye, were discussed. In this study, taking NAWÂZIL AL-QASANTÎNA as an example, we focused on the fiqh side, which is the main aspect of the subject. In addition, the methods of producing fatwas of Algerian scholars during the Ottoman period, their style of writing nawazil books, and their methods of responding were also examined. In this thesis, the impact of the Ottomans' entry into Algeria on the scientific movement and development in Algeria, as well as the interaction between the Hanafi sect, which they formalized as the sect of the state, and the Maliki sect, the sect of the existing people, were also examined. The exemplary work of NAWÂZIL AL-QASANTÎNA was examined and the importance of the work, how the compilation was done, the scientific and social situation of Algerian cities, especially the city of Kasantîna, the style used by Abdulkerim Lefgûn in his fatwas and the method he followed when giving fatwas were also tried to be explained. Key Words: Islamic law, Algeria, Ottoman Period, Nawâzil, Fatwa, Lefgûn.