Bidayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihayat al-Muqtasid
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Bidayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihayat al-Muqtasid is a classical Islamic legal manual by Ibn Rushd that systematically compares the opinions of major Sunni schools of jurisprudence and their evidences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bidayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihayat al-Muqtasid canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13432143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bidayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihayat al-Muqtasid Context triple: [Bidayat al-Mujtahid, alsoKnownAs, Bidayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihayat al-Muqtasid]
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A.
Tahdhib al-Ahkam
Tahdhib al-Ahkam is a major Shi'a hadith and jurisprudential compilation by Shaykh al-Tusi, regarded as one of the Four Books of Twelver Shi'ism.
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B.
al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Shari'ah
Al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Shari'ah is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory by Imam al-Shatibi, renowned for its systematic articulation of the objectives (maqasid) and principles underlying Islamic law.
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C.
Al-Maqasid al-Asna
Al-Maqasid al-Asna is a theological treatise by Al-Ghazali that explains and reflects on the 99 Beautiful Names of God in Islamic tradition.
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D.
Ikhtilaf Abi Hanifa wa Ibn Abi Layla
Ikhtilaf Abi Hanifa wa Ibn Abi Layla is a classical Islamic legal treatise that records and analyzes the jurisprudential disagreements between the early Hanafi jurists Abu Hanifa and Ibn Abi Layla.
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E.
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla is a theological and philosophical treatise by the Andalusian thinker Averroes in which he critically examines Islamic theological methods and defends a rationalist approach to understanding religious doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bidayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihayat al-Muqtasid Target entity description: Bidayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihayat al-Muqtasid is a classical Islamic legal manual by Ibn Rushd that systematically compares the opinions of major Sunni schools of jurisprudence and their evidences.
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A.
Tahdhib al-Ahkam
Tahdhib al-Ahkam is a major Shi'a hadith and jurisprudential compilation by Shaykh al-Tusi, regarded as one of the Four Books of Twelver Shi'ism.
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B.
al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Shari'ah
Al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Shari'ah is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory by Imam al-Shatibi, renowned for its systematic articulation of the objectives (maqasid) and principles underlying Islamic law.
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C.
Al-Maqasid al-Asna
Al-Maqasid al-Asna is a theological treatise by Al-Ghazali that explains and reflects on the 99 Beautiful Names of God in Islamic tradition.
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D.
Ikhtilaf Abi Hanifa wa Ibn Abi Layla
Ikhtilaf Abi Hanifa wa Ibn Abi Layla is a classical Islamic legal treatise that records and analyzes the jurisprudential disagreements between the early Hanafi jurists Abu Hanifa and Ibn Abi Layla.
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E.
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla is a theological and philosophical treatise by the Andalusian thinker Averroes in which he critically examines Islamic theological methods and defends a rationalist approach to understanding religious doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal manual
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Sunni jurisprudence text ⓘ fiqh book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify bases of legal disagreement
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train advanced students in ijtihad ⓘ |
| analyzes |
legal evidences (adilla) of jurists
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opinions of major Sunni schools of law ⓘ |
| audience |
advanced students of Islamic law
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jurists (fuqaha) and mujtahids ⓘ |
| author |
Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd
NERFINISHED
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Ibn Rushd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compares |
Hanafi school
NERFINISHED
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Hanbali school NERFINISHED ⓘ Maliki school NERFINISHED ⓘ Shafi‘i school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| covers |
acts of worship (ibadat)
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criminal law (hudud, jinayat) ⓘ judicial procedure ⓘ marriage and family law ⓘ transactions (muamalat) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
comparative fiqh
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legal disagreement (ikhtilaf) ⓘ |
| genre | legal theory and applied law ⓘ |
| hasPart |
book on almsgiving (zakat)
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book on divorce (talaq) ⓘ book on fasting (sawm) ⓘ book on judiciary (qada) and testimony ⓘ book on marriage (nikah) ⓘ book on pilgrimage (hajj) ⓘ book on prayer (salat) ⓘ book on purification (tahara) ⓘ book on sales and contracts ⓘ |
| influenced | later works of comparative fiqh ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic jurisprudence
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fiqh ⓘ |
| methodology |
highlights reasons for juristic disagreement
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presents differing rulings then their proofs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analytical style
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balanced presentation of multiple schools ⓘ systematic comparison of evidences ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | organized by fiqh chapters ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Distinguished Jurist’s Primer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference text in advanced fiqh studies ⓘ |
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Subject: Bidayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihayat al-Muqtasid Description of subject: Bidayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihayat al-Muqtasid is a classical Islamic legal manual by Ibn Rushd that systematically compares the opinions of major Sunni schools of jurisprudence and their evidences.
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Bidayat al-Mujtahid