al-Bahr al-Muhit of al-Zarkashi
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Al-Bahr al-Muhit of al-Zarkashi is a comprehensive and influential medieval treatise on Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) authored by the Shafi‘i scholar Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| al-Bahr al-Muhit of al-Zarkashi canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: al-Bahr al-Muhit of al-Zarkashi Context triple: [Usul al-fiqh, hasMajorWork, al-Bahr al-Muhit of al-Zarkashi]
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Al Qunfudhah
Al Qunfudhah is a coastal city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea, known as a regional port and commercial center within Makkah Province.
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B.
Insha al-Dawa’ir
Insha al-Dawa’ir is a seminal philosophical and mystical treatise by the Sufi thinker Ibn Arabi that explores metaphysical concepts through the symbolism of circles and cosmological diagrams.
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C.
Al-Risala
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).
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D.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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E.
Um er-Rasas
Um er-Rasas is an archaeological site in central Jordan renowned for its extensive Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic ruins, including well-preserved mosaic floors and church complexes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: al-Bahr al-Muhit of al-Zarkashi Target entity description: Al-Bahr al-Muhit of al-Zarkashi is a comprehensive and influential medieval treatise on Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) authored by the Shafi‘i scholar Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi.
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A.
Al Qunfudhah
Al Qunfudhah is a coastal city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea, known as a regional port and commercial center within Makkah Province.
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B.
Insha al-Dawa’ir
Insha al-Dawa’ir is a seminal philosophical and mystical treatise by the Sufi thinker Ibn Arabi that explores metaphysical concepts through the symbolism of circles and cosmological diagrams.
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C.
Al-Risala
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).
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D.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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E.
Um er-Rasas
Um er-Rasas is an archaeological site in central Jordan renowned for its extensive Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic ruins, including well-preserved mosaic floors and church complexes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal treatise
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medieval Islamic scholarly work ⓘ usul al-fiqh work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | al-Baḥr al-Muḥīṭ fī Uṣūl al-Fiqh ⓘ |
| author |
Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi
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al-Zarkashi ⓘ |
| bibliographicCategory |
Islamic studies literature
ⓘ
classical Arabic legal texts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
Qur’an as a legal source
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Sunnah as a legal source ⓘ abrogation (naskh) ⓘ ijma‘ (consensus) ⓘ legal maxims ⓘ linguistic principles in legal interpretation ⓘ methods of deriving legal rulings ⓘ qiyas (analogical reasoning) ⓘ sources of Islamic law ⓘ |
| describedAs |
comprehensive treatise on usul al-fiqh
ⓘ
influential work in Islamic legal theory ⓘ |
| era |
Mamluk Sultanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluk period
|
| fieldOfStudy |
Islamic law
ⓘ
legal methodology ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
fiqh theory ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple volumes ⓘ |
| hasTitleInArabicScript |
World Ocean
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surface form:
البحر المحيط
|
| influenced |
later Shafi‘i usul works
ⓘ
later Sunni legal theorists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Usul al-fiqh
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surface form:
Shafi‘i usul tradition
earlier usul al-fiqh scholars ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchool |
Shafi'i school
ⓘ
surface form:
Shafi‘i
|
| mainSubject |
Islamic legal theory
ⓘ
Usul al-fiqh ⓘ
surface form:
usul al-fiqh
|
| notableFor |
critical analysis of juristic opinions
ⓘ
extensive survey of earlier usul literature ⓘ systematic organization of usul topics ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | classical usul al-fiqh canon ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Cairo ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| scholarlyReception |
considered an important reference in usul al-fiqh
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widely cited by later jurists ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Shafi‘i usul curricula
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advanced Islamic legal studies ⓘ |
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Subject: al-Bahr al-Muhit of al-Zarkashi Description of subject: Al-Bahr al-Muhit of al-Zarkashi is a comprehensive and influential medieval treatise on Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) authored by the Shafi‘i scholar Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi.
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