Dr. Kaptein's editiion of these fatwas has come at an opportune time. With it, we can begin to get some sort of cherent pictur of fatwas in the Jawi world of South East Asia. I use "Jawi" to mean Malay or a cognate language (e.g Javanese) written in an adapted Arabic script. The reference is general enough and accurate enough when we keep in mind that the South-East Asian Muslims are knownn in …