al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i
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al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i is a concise manual of Shafi'i Islamic jurisprudence authored by the eminent theologian and jurist Abu Hamid al-Ghazali.
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i Context triple: [Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul, relatedWorkByAuthor, al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i]
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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.
Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab
Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab is a monumental, unfinished Shafi'i fiqh commentary by the medieval scholar Al-Nawawi, widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative works in Islamic jurisprudence.
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C.
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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D.
Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr
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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E.
Al-Muwatta
Al-Muwatta is a foundational early Islamic legal and hadith compilation by Imam Malik ibn Anas that serves as a primary source for Maliki jurisprudence.
- 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-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i Target entity description: al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i is a concise manual of Shafi'i Islamic jurisprudence authored by the eminent theologian and jurist Abu Hamid al-Ghazali.
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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.
Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab
Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab is a monumental, unfinished Shafi'i fiqh commentary by the medieval scholar Al-Nawawi, widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative works in Islamic jurisprudence.
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C.
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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D.
Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr
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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E.
Al-Muwatta
Al-Muwatta is a foundational early Islamic legal and hadith compilation by Imam Malik ibn Anas that serves as a primary source for Maliki jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shafi'i fiqh text
ⓘ
fiqh manual ⓘ |
| approximateCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| author |
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Ghazali
|
| authorFullName |
Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali
ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Ghazali
|
| authorKnownAs |
al-Ghazali
ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Ghazali
|
| basedOn | legal school of al-Imam al-Shafi'i ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| conciseness | abridged ⓘ |
| describedAs | concise manual of Shafi'i jurisprudence ⓘ |
| field | Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic law
ⓘ
fiqh ⓘ |
| hasCommentaries | yes ⓘ |
| influenced | later Shafi'i jurists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
al-Imam al-Shafi'i
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Shafi'i
|
| intendedUse |
reference work for jurists
ⓘ
teaching manual ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchool |
Shafi'i school of law
ⓘ
linked to:
Shafi'i school
|
| madhhab |
Shafi'i
ⓘ
linked to:
Shafi'i school
|
| madhhabOfAuthor |
Shafi'i
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Shafi'i
|
| period | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Islamic world ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationOfAuthor | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousContext | classical Sunni legal literature ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline | fiqh ⓘ |
| religiousLawSystem | Sharia ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| scholarlyDiscipline | usul al-fiqh (indirectly, through application of principles) ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| statusInMadhhab | recognized Shafi'i reference text ⓘ |
| subject |
acts of worship (ibadat)
ⓘ
family law ⓘ judicial rulings ⓘ penal law (hudud) in Shafi'i fiqh ⓘ transactions (mu'amalat) ⓘ |
| theologicalAffiliationOfAuthor | Ash'ari ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
The Concise in the Fiqh of Imam al-Shafi'i
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i
|
| usedIn | traditional madrasah curricula ⓘ |
| workType | summary of Shafi'i legal doctrine ⓘ |
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Subject: al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i Description of subject: al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i is a concise manual of Shafi'i Islamic jurisprudence authored by the eminent theologian and jurist Abu Hamid al-Ghazali.
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linked to: al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i
linked to: al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i
linked to: al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i