founder of a school of Islamic law
C21812
concept
A founder of a school of Islamic law is a pioneering jurist whose interpretations of the Qur’an, Hadith, and legal principles formed the basis of a distinct, enduring madhhab followed by later scholars and communities.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| founder of a school of Islamic law canonical | 3 |
| founder of an Islamic legal school | 3 |
| Zahiri scholar | 1 |
| founder of a religious school | 1 |
| religious jurist | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: founder of a school of Islamic law
Generated description
A founder of a school of Islamic law is a pioneering jurist whose interpretations of the Qur’an, Hadith, and legal principles formed the basis of a distinct, enduring madhhab followed by later scholars and communities.
Instances (8)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Al-Shafi'i | — |
| Ahmad ibn Hanbal | — |
| Dawud al-Zahiri | Zahiri scholar |
| Bahāʾ al-Dīn Walad | religious jurist |
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Imam al-Aʿzam
surface form:
Abu Hanifa
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— |
| Sufyan al-Thawri | founder of an Islamic legal school |
| Wāṣil ibn ʿAṭāʾ | founder of a religious school |
| Abu Sulayman al-Dawudi | founder of an Islamic legal school |