A full, official English translation of Radd al-Muhtar (widely known as Fatawa Shami
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: Specialized sections have been translated for academic purposes. For example, Cambridge University Press features a translated section on the "Law of Rebellion" in their book Islamic Law in Context .
Because of these traits, the Ottoman sultans and later Muslim courts officially adopted Radd al-Muhtar as the primary reference for verdicts.