Al-Risala
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Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Risala canonical | 2 |
| al-Risala al-Qushayriyya | 1 |
| al-Risala of al-Shafi‘i | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal treatise
ⓘ
Sunni jurisprudential text ⓘ work of usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify evidentiary value of legal sources
ⓘ
systematize principles of Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| associatedWith | codification of Sunni legal theory ⓘ |
| author |
Al-Shafi'i
ⓘ
surface form:
Imam al-Shafi'i
Al-Shafi'i ⓘ
surface form:
Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i
|
| canonicalStatus | classical reference in usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foundational text of Sunni legal theory
ⓘ
systematic exposition of usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| explains |
abrogation (naskh)
ⓘ
authority of the Qur'an ⓘ authority of the Sunnah ⓘ commands and prohibitions in Islamic law ⓘ conditions for accepting hadith as evidence ⓘ conditions for valid analogy ⓘ conditions for valid consensus ⓘ general and specific expressions in scripture ⓘ hierarchy of legal evidences ⓘ linguistic principles in legal derivation ⓘ reports (khabar) and their probative force ⓘ rules of interpretation of texts ⓘ solitary reports (khabar al-wahid) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Qur'an as a legal source
ⓘ
Sunnah as a legal source ⓘ ijma (consensus) ⓘ legal reasoning methodology ⓘ qiyas (analogical reasoning) ⓘ sources of Islamic law ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic legal methodology
ⓘ
fiqh theory ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy | later Shafi'i scholars ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Abbasid era ⓘ |
| influenced |
Shafi'i jurisprudence
ⓘ
Sunni usul al-fiqh ⓘ later Sunni legal theorists ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchool | Shafi'i school ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic legal theory
ⓘ
principles of jurisprudence ⓘ Usul al-fiqh ⓘ
surface form:
usul al-fiqh
|
| regionOfOrigin | Islamic world ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Shafi'i legal curricula
ⓘ
traditional madrasas ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Epistle ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defining methodology of deriving rulings
ⓘ
training jurists in legal reasoning ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
al-Risala of al-Shafi‘i
this entity surface form:
al-Risala al-Qushayriyya