Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr
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Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr is a foundational Maliki jurisprudence manual that systematically presents and explains the school’s legal rulings and methodology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr canonical | 1 |
| al-Kafi fi Fiqh Ahl al-Madina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2961871 — 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-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr Context triple: [Maliki, legalText, Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr]
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A.
al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah is a monumental medieval Islamic legal encyclopedia that systematically presents and analyzes Hanbali jurisprudence alongside the opinions of other major Sunni schools.
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B.
Fath al-Bari
Fath al-Bari is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari, widely regarded as one of the most important works in Sunni Islamic scholarship.
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C.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
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D.
Mukhtasar al-Quduri by al-Quduri
Mukhtasar al-Quduri by al-Quduri is a foundational concise manual of Islamic jurisprudence that became one of the most authoritative and widely studied legal texts in the Hanafi tradition.
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E.
al-Kafi
al-Kafi is one of the most important Shia hadith compilations, widely regarded as a foundational source of theology, law, and ethics in Twelver Shia Islam.
- 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-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr Target entity description: Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr is a foundational Maliki jurisprudence manual that systematically presents and explains the school’s legal rulings and methodology.
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A.
al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah is a monumental medieval Islamic legal encyclopedia that systematically presents and analyzes Hanbali jurisprudence alongside the opinions of other major Sunni schools.
-
B.
Fath al-Bari
Fath al-Bari is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari, widely regarded as one of the most important works in Sunni Islamic scholarship.
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C.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
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D.
Mukhtasar al-Quduri by al-Quduri
Mukhtasar al-Quduri by al-Quduri is a foundational concise manual of Islamic jurisprudence that became one of the most authoritative and widely studied legal texts in the Hanafi tradition.
-
E.
al-Kafi
al-Kafi is one of the most important Shia hadith compilations, widely regarded as a foundational source of theology, law, and ethics in Twelver Shia Islam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal text
ⓘ
Maliki jurisprudence manual ⓘ fiqh manual ⓘ |
| aim |
to clarify Maliki legal reasoning
ⓘ
to summarize Maliki legal doctrine ⓘ |
| approach | systematic exposition of school positions ⓘ |
| audience |
Maliki jurists
ⓘ
students of Maliki jurisprudence ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Abd al-Barr ⓘ |
| citationStyle | relies on Maliki authorities and precedents ⓘ |
| contains |
detailed positive law rulings
ⓘ
discussion of legal principles ⓘ |
| covers |
acts of worship (ibadat)
ⓘ
family law ⓘ judicial matters ⓘ transactions (muamalat) ⓘ |
| describedAs | foundational Maliki jurisprudence manual ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Maliki legal methodology
ⓘ
Maliki legal rulings ⓘ |
| genre | fiqh ⓘ |
| importanceInMadhhab | high ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early Maliki authorities ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalDomain | Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| legalSchoolPerspective |
Maliki school
ⓘ
surface form:
Maliki jurisprudence
|
| madhhab | Maliki school ⓘ |
| methodology | presentation of rulings with supporting reasoning ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | authoritative within Maliki tradition ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
North Africa
ⓘ
Andalusia ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| relatedTo |
Malik ibn Anas
ⓘ
Al-Muwatta ⓘ
surface form:
al-Muwatta of Malik ibn Anas
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| school | Maliki ⓘ |
| schoolOfLaw |
Sunni Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni
|
| status | classical Maliki reference work ⓘ |
| structure |
explanatory treatment of Maliki methodology
ⓘ
systematic presentation of Maliki rulings ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Islamic law faculties
ⓘ
traditional Maliki seminaries ⓘ |
| subject | Islamic law ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| tradition | Sunni Maliki fiqh ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | didactic legal compendium ⓘ |
| usedFor |
reference in Maliki legal scholarship
ⓘ
teaching Maliki fiqh ⓘ |
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Subject: Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr Description of subject: Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr is a foundational Maliki jurisprudence manual that systematically presents and explains the school’s legal rulings and methodology.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
al-Kafi fi Fiqh Ahl al-Madina