Sha'arei Mishpat, كتاب الاحكام الشرعية فى الاحوال الشخصية للاسرائيلين / تاليف حاى بن شمعون [Ktav Alachacham Alashraya Pi Lachoel Alshachtzaya Lelasra'ilin], Volumes 1-2. Hebrew Law, by Rabbi Masud Chai ben Shimon. Cairo, [1912].
The entire work is written in Arabic and in Arabic letters [except the introduction, approbations, titles and quotations from sources]. Includes a folded board with a sketched "tree" [in red ink] of “Seder Nachalot”. The author, Rabbi Masud ben Shimon (1869-1925), was Head of the Beit Din in Egypt. His brother's son-in-law Rabbi Refael Aharon ben Shimon – Rabbi of Egypt was his right hand and successor in the rabbinate. The book was intentionally written in Arabic to justify the Jewish courts and Hebrew law in the eyes of the government and the Egyptian courts [see "The author's apology" and the approbations].
[18], [1], 340 pages + a folded board. 23 cm. Good condition, slight wear. Original binding with imprinted Arabic inscription.