al-Mustasfa of al-Ghazali
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Al-Mustasfa of al-Ghazali is a seminal classical treatise on Islamic legal theory that systematically analyzes the principles and methodology of deriving Islamic law.
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| al-Mustasfa of al-Ghazali canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: al-Mustasfa of al-Ghazali Context triple: [Usul al-fiqh, hasMajorWork, al-Mustasfa of al-Ghazali]
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al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
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Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili
Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili was a 13th-century Moroccan Sufi master and scholar renowned as the eponymous founder of one of the most influential Sufi orders in the Islamic world.
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Burhan al-Din Muhaqqiq
Burhan al-Din Muhaqqiq was a prominent 13th-century Islamic scholar and Sufi master best known as one of the principal spiritual teachers of Jalal al-Din Rumi.
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Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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Ibn al-Jawzi
Ibn al-Jawzi was a prominent 12th-century Hanbali scholar, preacher, and prolific author from Baghdad, renowned for his works on theology, history, and spiritual exhortation in the Islamic world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: al-Mustasfa of al-Ghazali Target entity description: Al-Mustasfa of al-Ghazali is a seminal classical treatise on Islamic legal theory that systematically analyzes the principles and methodology of deriving Islamic law.
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A.
al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
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B.
Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili
Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili was a 13th-century Moroccan Sufi master and scholar renowned as the eponymous founder of one of the most influential Sufi orders in the Islamic world.
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C.
Burhan al-Din Muhaqqiq
Burhan al-Din Muhaqqiq was a prominent 13th-century Islamic scholar and Sufi master best known as one of the principal spiritual teachers of Jalal al-Din Rumi.
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D.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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E.
Ibn al-Jawzi
Ibn al-Jawzi was a prominent 12th-century Hanbali scholar, preacher, and prolific author from Baghdad, renowned for his works on theology, history, and spiritual exhortation in the Islamic world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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treatise ⓘ work of Islamic legal theory ⓘ |
| aim |
to clarify epistemic status of legal proofs
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to systematize usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| author |
al‑Ghazali
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surface form:
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
al‑Ghazali ⓘ
surface form:
al-Ghazali
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| circulation | widely studied in traditional madrasas ⓘ |
| contains |
classification of evidences
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discussion of mujtahid qualifications ⓘ logical preliminaries ⓘ |
| dateWrittenApprox | early 12th century ⓘ |
| discusses |
Qur’an as a source of law
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Sunnah as a source of law ⓘ abrogation (naskh) ⓘ categories of legal rulings ⓘ commands and prohibitions in language ⓘ conditions of ijtihad ⓘ ijma (consensus) ⓘ legal maxims ⓘ linguistic indications of legal meaning ⓘ qiyas (analogical reasoning) ⓘ |
| epistemologicalConcern | certainty and probability in legal reasoning ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic legal theory
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Usul al-fiqh ⓘ
surface form:
usul al-fiqh
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| focus | principles and methodology of deriving Islamic law ⓘ |
| genre | scholastic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| hasCommentaries | multiple later scholarly commentaries ⓘ |
| influenced |
later usul al-fiqh manuals
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post-classical Sunni legal theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Shafi‘i usul tradition
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al-Juwayni's al-Burhan fi Usul al-Fiqh ⓘ
surface form:
al-Juwayni’s al-Burhan
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| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| madhhabContext |
Al-Shafi'i
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surface form:
Shafi‘i
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| methodology |
rationalist argumentation within Sunni framework
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systematic analysis of legal proofs ⓘ |
| partOf | al-Ghazali’s legal-theoretical corpus ⓘ |
| placeContext |
Seljuk Empire
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surface form:
Seljuk period
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| preservation | survives in numerous manuscript copies ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
one of al-Ghazali’s major juridical works
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seminal work in usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul
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surface form:
al-Mustasfa min ‘ilm al-usul
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| structure | four parts ⓘ |
| titleInArabic |
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul
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surface form:
المستصفى من علم الأصول
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| translatedInto | modern languages including English (partial and full translations) ⓘ |
| usedIn | advanced Islamic legal studies ⓘ |
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