al-Insaf by al-Mardawi
E152245
Al-Insaf by al-Mardawi is a seminal Hanbali jurisprudential commentary that systematically presents and evaluates the school’s legal opinions and preferred rulings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Insaf by al-Mardawi canonical | 1 |
| authoring Al-Insaf | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1324202 — 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: al-Insaf by al-Mardawi Context triple: [Hanbali school, majorFiqhText, al-Insaf by al-Mardawi]
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A.
al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani
Al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani is a seminal 12th-century Hanafi legal manual that systematically presents and analyzes Islamic jurisprudence and its rulings.
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B.
Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
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C.
al-Mabsut by al-Sarakhsi
Al-Mabsut by al-Sarakhsi is a monumental multi-volume work of Islamic jurisprudence that systematically expounds and analyzes Hanafi legal doctrine.
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D.
Al-Istibsar
Al-Istibsar is one of the major Shia hadith compilations, authored by the scholar Shaykh al-Tusi and widely used in Twelver Shia jurisprudence.
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E.
Zein al-Sharaf Talal
Zein al-Sharaf Talal was a prominent Queen of Jordan known for her social reform work and as a key figure in the early Hashemite monarchy.
- 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: al-Insaf by al-Mardawi Target entity description: Al-Insaf by al-Mardawi is a seminal Hanbali jurisprudential commentary that systematically presents and evaluates the school’s legal opinions and preferred rulings.
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A.
al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani
Al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani is a seminal 12th-century Hanafi legal manual that systematically presents and analyzes Islamic jurisprudence and its rulings.
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B.
Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
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C.
al-Mabsut by al-Sarakhsi
Al-Mabsut by al-Sarakhsi is a monumental multi-volume work of Islamic jurisprudence that systematically expounds and analyzes Hanafi legal doctrine.
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D.
Al-Istibsar
Al-Istibsar is one of the major Shia hadith compilations, authored by the scholar Shaykh al-Tusi and widely used in Twelver Shia jurisprudence.
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E.
Zein al-Sharaf Talal
Zein al-Sharaf Talal was a prominent Queen of Jordan known for her social reform work and as a key figure in the early Hashemite monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hanbali fiqh commentary
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Islamic jurisprudence book ⓘ Islamic jurist ⓘ |
| aimsTo | clarify the authoritative positions of the Hanbali school ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Al-Insaf fi Bayan Sabab al-Ikhtilaf
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Insaf fi Maʿrifat al-Rajih min al-Khilaf
|
| author |
Ala’ al-Din Ali ibn Sulayman al-Mardawi
ⓘ
al-Mardawi ⓘ |
| evaluates | earlier Hanbali authorities ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic law
ⓘ
usul al-fiqh and furūʿ al-fiqh (applied law) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
legal opinions within the Hanbali school
ⓘ
preferred rulings (tarjih) in the Hanbali school ⓘ |
| genre | fiqh commentary ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple volumes ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hanbali legal manuals and commentaries ⓘ |
| knownFor |
al-Insaf by al-Mardawi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
authoring Al-Insaf
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| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hanbali school
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanbali jurisprudence
|
| methodology |
evaluation and preference of legal views within the school
ⓘ
systematic presentation of Hanbali legal opinions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive coverage of Hanbali legal issues
ⓘ
identifying the relied-upon positions in the Hanbali madhhab ⓘ |
| purpose | to distinguish the strongest opinions among differing Hanbali views ⓘ |
| region | Syro-Egyptian scholarly tradition ⓘ |
| religiousSchool |
Hanbali school
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanbali
Hanbali school ⓘ
surface form:
Hanbali
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| scholarlyStatus | seminal reference in Hanbali fiqh ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Mamluk Sultanate
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surface form:
Mamluk era
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| titleInArabicScript |
Al-Insaf fi Bayan Sabab al-Ikhtilaf
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surface form:
الإنصاف في معرفة الراجح من الخلاف
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| usedBy | Hanbali jurists ⓘ |
| usedIn | advanced Hanbali legal studies ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: al-Insaf by al-Mardawi Description of subject: Al-Insaf by al-Mardawi is a seminal Hanbali jurisprudential commentary that systematically presents and evaluates the school’s legal opinions and preferred rulings.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ala’ al-Din Ali ibn Sulayman al-Mardawi
this entity surface form:
authoring Al-Insaf