Isma'ili jurisprudence
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Isma'ili jurisprudence is the distinctive body of Islamic legal thought and practice developed by Isma'ili Shi'a Muslims, notably systematized under the Fatimid Caliphate and grounded in the authority of the living Imam and esoteric interpretation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fatimid Isma'ili jurisprudence | 1 |
| Fatimid Ismaili fiqh | 1 |
| Isma'ili jurisprudence canonical | 1 |
| Tayyibi Isma'ili jurisprudence | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Isma'ili jurisprudence Context triple: [Fatimid Caliphate, legalSchool, Isma'ili jurisprudence]
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Usul al-fiqh
Usul al-fiqh is the Islamic discipline that lays down the methodological principles and rules for deriving legal rulings from the primary sources of Sharia.
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Maliki school
The Maliki school is one of the four major Sunni Islamic legal schools, known for its reliance on the practices of the people of Medina as a primary source of jurisprudence.
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Ja'fari school
The Ja'fari school is the principal school of Islamic jurisprudence in Twelver Shi'a Islam, based on the teachings of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq and the line of Shi'a Imams.
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Zahiri school of law
The Zahiri school of law is a classical Islamic legal school known for its strict literalism, rejecting analogical reasoning (qiyas) and relying solely on the Qur’an, authentic hadith, and explicit consensus.
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E.
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological treatise that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Isma'ili jurisprudence Target entity description: Isma'ili jurisprudence is the distinctive body of Islamic legal thought and practice developed by Isma'ili Shi'a Muslims, notably systematized under the Fatimid Caliphate and grounded in the authority of the living Imam and esoteric interpretation.
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A.
Usul al-fiqh
Usul al-fiqh is the Islamic discipline that lays down the methodological principles and rules for deriving legal rulings from the primary sources of Sharia.
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B.
Maliki school
The Maliki school is one of the four major Sunni Islamic legal schools, known for its reliance on the practices of the people of Medina as a primary source of jurisprudence.
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C.
Ja'fari school
The Ja'fari school is the principal school of Islamic jurisprudence in Twelver Shi'a Islam, based on the teachings of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq and the line of Shi'a Imams.
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D.
Zahiri school of law
The Zahiri school of law is a classical Islamic legal school known for its strict literalism, rejecting analogical reasoning (qiyas) and relying solely on the Qur’an, authentic hadith, and explicit consensus.
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E.
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological treatise that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic jurisprudence
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Isma'ili studies subject ⓘ religious legal system ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
Fatimid state courts
ⓘ
Isma'ili communal courts ⓘ |
| approachToChange | adaptation of law through Imam's guidance ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Prophetic Sunna
ⓘ
Quran ⓘ
surface form:
Qur'an
authority of the living Imam ⓘ esoteric interpretation (ta'wil) ⓘ teachings of the Imams ⓘ |
| codifiedBy | al-Qadi al-Nu'man ⓘ |
| denominationalContext |
Ismaili Shia
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surface form:
Isma'ili Shi'ism
Shia Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Shi'a Islam
|
| developedUnder | Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Sunni jurisprudence
ⓘ
Twelver Shi'i jurisprudence ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
batin (inner meaning) of revelation
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role of the Imam as interpreter of law ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
Imam's infallible guidance
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authoritative teaching hierarchy (da'wa) ⓘ ta'wil ⓘ zahir and batin distinction ⓘ |
| hasWork | Da'a'im al-Islam ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Cairo
ⓘ
Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
surface form:
Fatimid Egypt
|
| historicalPhase |
Isma'ili jurisprudence
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fatimid Isma'ili jurisprudence
Nizari Isma'ili jurisprudence ⓘ Isma'ili jurisprudence self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tayyibi Isma'ili jurisprudence
|
| includesField |
constitutional and political norms
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ family law ⓘ ritual law (ibadat) ⓘ transactions (mu'amalat) ⓘ |
| influenced | Fatimid administrative law ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Mu'tazili rational theology
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early Shi'i legal traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfClassicalTexts | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSource |
Ijma' under the Imam's authority
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Quran ⓘ
surface form:
Qur'an
Sunna of the Imams ⓘ Sunna of the Prophet ⓘ reason (aql) guided by the Imam ⓘ |
| normativeAuthority |
Dai al-Mutlaq in Tayyibi tradition
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Imam-caliph in Fatimid period ⓘ present living Imam in Nizari tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| viewOnIjtihad | subordinated to the Imam's guidance ⓘ |
| viewOnImam | Imam as living source of law ⓘ |
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Subject: Isma'ili jurisprudence Description of subject: Isma'ili jurisprudence is the distinctive body of Islamic legal thought and practice developed by Isma'ili Shi'a Muslims, notably systematized under the Fatimid Caliphate and grounded in the authority of the living Imam and esoteric interpretation.
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