classical Islamic work
C33006
concept
A classical Islamic work is a foundational text produced in the formative and medieval periods of Islamic civilization that systematically presents, interprets, or preserves religious, legal, philosophical, or literary knowledge within the Islamic tradition.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| classical Islamic text | 10 |
| classical Islamic work canonical | 4 |
| classical Arabic book | 2 |
| commentary on Avicenna’s Canon of Medicine | 2 |
| Islamic historical work | 1 |
| Sunni polemical work | 1 |
| classical Islamic legal text section | 1 |
| classical Islamic manual | 1 |
| classical manual of Qur'anic sciences | 1 |
| medieval Islamic historiography work | 1 |
| medieval Islamic text | 1 |
| work of Ibn ʿAtaʾ Allah al-Iskandarī | 1 |
| work on Islamic philosophy | 1 |
| مؤلَّف إسلامي كلاسيكي | 1 |
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Class: classical Islamic work
Generated description
A classical Islamic work is a foundational text produced in the formative and medieval periods of Islamic civilization that systematically presents, interprets, or preserves religious, legal, philosophical, or literary knowledge within the Islamic tradition.
Instances (28)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Majmuʿ al-Fiqh (attributed) | classical Islamic text |
| Sharh Tashrih al-Qanun | commentary on Avicenna’s Canon of Medicine |
| Al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya | Islamic historical work |
| At-Taj wa al-Iklil | classical Islamic text |
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At-Taj wa al-Iklil by al-Mawwāq
surface form:
At-Taj wa al-Iklil
|
— |
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Sharh al-Qanun (Commentary on Avicenna's Canon of Medicine)
surface form:
Sharh al-Qanun
|
commentary on Avicenna’s Canon of Medicine |
| Kitab al-Tanbih wa-l-Ishraf | medieval Islamic text |
| Tajarib al-Umam | medieval Islamic historiography work |
| Ikhtilaf Abi Hanifa wa Ibn Abi Layla | — |
| Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab | classical Islamic text |
| The Self-Disclosure of God | work on Islamic philosophy |
| al-Zawajir 'an Iqtiraf al-Kaba'ir | classical Islamic text |
| Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Qur'an | classical manual of Qur'anic sciences |
| Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Hadith | classical Islamic manual |
| al-ʿUmdah fi al-fiqh | classical Islamic text |
| Lumʿat al-Iʿtiqad | classical Islamic text |
| Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah | Sunni polemical work |
| Tuḥfat al-Mawdūd bi Aḥkām al-Mawlūd | classical Arabic book |
| Al-Khushu‘ fi al-Salah | — |
| Nihayat al-matlab fi dirayat al-madhhab | classical Islamic text |
| Miftāḥ al-Falāḥ | work of Ibn ʿAtaʾ Allah al-Iskandarī |
| al-Baḥr al-Muḥīṭ fī Uṣūl al-Fiqh | classical Islamic text |
| al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Shari'ah | classical Islamic text |
| Book of Fasting | — |
| Book of Sales | classical Islamic legal text section |
| Kitab al-Nasikh wa al-Mansukh | classical Islamic text |
| Kitāb al-Ashribah | classical Arabic book |
| كتاب الحدود | مؤلَّف إسلامي كلاسيكي |