Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr
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Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr is a foundational Maliki jurisprudence manual that systematically presents and explains the school’s legal rulings and methodology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr canonical | 1 |
| al-Kafi fi Fiqh Ahl al-Madina | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal text
ⓘ
Maliki jurisprudence manual ⓘ fiqh manual ⓘ |
| aim |
to clarify Maliki legal reasoning
ⓘ
to summarize Maliki legal doctrine ⓘ |
| approach | systematic exposition of school positions ⓘ |
| audience |
Maliki jurists
ⓘ
students of Maliki jurisprudence ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Abd al-Barr ⓘ |
| citationStyle | relies on Maliki authorities and precedents ⓘ |
| contains |
detailed positive law rulings
ⓘ
discussion of legal principles ⓘ |
| covers |
acts of worship (ibadat)
ⓘ
family law ⓘ judicial matters ⓘ transactions (muamalat) ⓘ |
| describedAs | foundational Maliki jurisprudence manual ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Maliki legal methodology
ⓘ
Maliki legal rulings ⓘ |
| genre | fiqh ⓘ |
| importanceInMadhhab | high ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early Maliki authorities ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalDomain | Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| legalSchoolPerspective |
Maliki school
ⓘ
surface form:
Maliki jurisprudence
|
| madhhab | Maliki school ⓘ |
| methodology | presentation of rulings with supporting reasoning ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | authoritative within Maliki tradition ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
North Africa
ⓘ
Andalusia ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| relatedTo |
Malik ibn Anas
ⓘ
Al-Muwatta ⓘ
surface form:
al-Muwatta of Malik ibn Anas
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| school | Maliki ⓘ |
| schoolOfLaw |
Sunni Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni
|
| status | classical Maliki reference work ⓘ |
| structure |
explanatory treatment of Maliki methodology
ⓘ
systematic presentation of Maliki rulings ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Islamic law faculties
ⓘ
traditional Maliki seminaries ⓘ |
| subject | Islamic law ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| tradition | Sunni Maliki fiqh ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | didactic legal compendium ⓘ |
| usedFor |
reference in Maliki legal scholarship
ⓘ
teaching Maliki fiqh ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
al-Kafi fi Fiqh Ahl al-Madina