Medieval accounts of Muslim ritual garbled Arabic technical terms

Evidence

Ricoldo said that the Hanefa had to wash in fifteen hundred rotuli of water, because they were more perfect than other Muslims. It is not clear what he means by Hamefa: this is not Hanafite doctrine; Aunafa’ is apparently not relevant, and neither does the fact that hanifi was the original name of the Muslims seem to be relevant. He expounded in some detail: ‘digitum in anum infigit, et si sentit aliquid fetoris, non est aptus ut oret’, etc. Rotulus may here represent the Arabic ratl, which is not however a liquid, but a solid measure. The whole passage must represent a misunderstanding. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 2333 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Medieval Qur’anic schools observed strict rules about foot-covering; Medieval Christian accounts of Islamic ablution garbled Arabic units and doctrine — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 2333; Medieval Christians interpreted Muslim ritual through Christian sacramental categories

Related

• Medieval Christian accounts of Islamic ablution garbled Arabic units and doctrine (similarity 0.93)
• Medieval Qur’anic schools observed strict rules about foot-covering (similarity 0.78)
• Medieval Christians interpreted Muslim ablutions through their own categories rather than Islam’s (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Medieval Christian accounts of Islamic ablution garbled Arabic units and doctrine #expands (0.95) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 2333
• Medieval Christians interpreted Muslim ritual through Christian sacramental categories #expands (0.85)