Tahdhib al-Ahkam
E377531
Tahdhib al-Ahkam is a major Shi'a hadith and jurisprudential compilation by Shaykh al-Tusi, regarded as one of the Four Books of Twelver Shi'ism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tahdhib al-Ahkam canonical | 2 |
| Tahdhib al-Ahkam fi Sharh al-Muqni'ah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3672044 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tahdhib al-Ahkam Context triple: [Al-Istibsar, relatedWork, Tahdhib al-Ahkam]
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A.
al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah is a monumental medieval Islamic legal encyclopedia that systematically presents and analyzes Hanbali jurisprudence alongside the opinions of other major Sunni schools.
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B.
Al-Maqasid al-Asna
Al-Maqasid al-Asna is a theological treatise by Al-Ghazali that explains and reflects on the 99 Beautiful Names of God in Islamic tradition.
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C.
Kitab al-Hudud
Kitab al-Hudud is a section of the hadith collection Sunan Ibn Majah that deals with Islamic legal punishments and penal laws.
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D.
Al-Mudawwana al-Kubra
Al-Mudawwana al-Kubra is a foundational compendium of Maliki Islamic jurisprudence that systematically records and organizes early legal opinions and rulings of the school.
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E.
Umdat ul-Umara
Umdat ul-Umara was an 18th-century Indian noble who served as a prominent Nawab in the Carnatic region under the weakening Mughal and rising British influence.
- 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: Tahdhib al-Ahkam Target entity description: Tahdhib al-Ahkam is a major Shi'a hadith and jurisprudential compilation by Shaykh al-Tusi, regarded as one of the Four Books of Twelver Shi'ism.
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A.
al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah is a monumental medieval Islamic legal encyclopedia that systematically presents and analyzes Hanbali jurisprudence alongside the opinions of other major Sunni schools.
-
B.
Al-Maqasid al-Asna
Al-Maqasid al-Asna is a theological treatise by Al-Ghazali that explains and reflects on the 99 Beautiful Names of God in Islamic tradition.
-
C.
Kitab al-Hudud
Kitab al-Hudud is a section of the hadith collection Sunan Ibn Majah that deals with Islamic legal punishments and penal laws.
-
D.
Al-Mudawwana al-Kubra
Al-Mudawwana al-Kubra is a foundational compendium of Maliki Islamic jurisprudence that systematically records and organizes early legal opinions and rulings of the school.
-
E.
Umdat ul-Umara
Umdat ul-Umara was an 18th-century Indian noble who served as a prominent Nawab in the Carnatic region under the weakening Mughal and rising British influence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic jurisprudential work
ⓘ
Shi'a hadith collection ⓘ Twelver Shi'a hadith book ⓘ |
| aim |
reconciling apparently contradictory hadiths
ⓘ
systematic organization of legal narrations ⓘ |
| associatedWithScholar | Shaykh al-Tusi ⓘ |
| author | Shaykh al-Tusi ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Shaykh al-Tusi ⓘ |
| compilerSchool | Usuli ⓘ |
| denomination |
Twelver Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Imami Shi'a
|
| field |
Sharia
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic law
hadith studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
legal hadiths ⓘ |
| genre |
Fiqh
ⓘ
Hadith ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Tahdhib al-Ahkam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tahdhib al-Ahkam fi Sharh al-Muqni'ah
|
| hasComponent |
chains of transmission (isnads)
ⓘ
juridical commentary ⓘ |
| hasReligiousStatus | canonical hadith collection in Twelver Shi'ism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Shi'a legal methodology
ⓘ
later Shi'a jurists ⓘ |
| isAmong | Four canonical books of Twelver Shi'a hadith ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchool |
Ja'fari school
ⓘ
surface form:
Ja'fari jurisprudence
|
| mainSubject | derivation of legal rulings from hadith ⓘ |
| partOf | The Four Books of Shia ⓘ |
| placeInTradition | one of the principal sources of Imami law ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Iran
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ wider Shi'a communities ⓘ |
| religiousAuthority | high ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Shia Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Shi'a Islam
Twelver Shia ⓘ
surface form:
Twelver Shi'ism
|
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| structure | arranged by fiqh chapters ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Shi'a hadith scholarship
ⓘ
fiqh commentaries ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition |
11th century CE
ⓘ
5th century AH ⓘ |
| usedBy |
hawza (Shia seminary network)
ⓘ
surface form:
Twelver Shi'a seminaries
|
| usedFor |
deriving legal rulings
ⓘ
hadith authentication and analysis ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Man la yahduruhu al-faqih
ⓘ
surface form:
Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih
al-Kafi ⓘ earlier Shi'a hadith collections ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Tahdhib al-Ahkam Description of subject: Tahdhib al-Ahkam is a major Shi'a hadith and jurisprudential compilation by Shaykh al-Tusi, regarded as one of the Four Books of Twelver Shi'ism.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Tahdhib al-Ahkam fi Sharh al-Muqni'ah