Kitab al-Umm
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Kitab al-Umm is a foundational Islamic legal text by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically presents his jurisprudential methodology and rulings, forming the basis of the Shafi'i school of law.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal text
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classical Arabic work ⓘ fiqh book ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Usul al-fiqh principles of al-Shafi'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Imam al-Shafi'i
NERFINISHED
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Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basisFor | Shafi'i school of law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulatesIn | regions following Shafi'i madhhab ⓘ |
| citedBy | classical Sunni jurists ⓘ |
| citedIn | later Shafi'i legal compendia ⓘ |
| contains |
discussion of ijma
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discussion of qiyas ⓘ legal reasoning based on Qur'an ⓘ legal reasoning based on hadith ⓘ responses to opposing legal views ⓘ |
| describes |
jurisprudential methodology of al-Shafi'i
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legal rulings in Shafi'i school ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | Islamic law ⓘ |
| genre |
fiqh manual
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legal treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on acts of worship
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chapters on criminal law ⓘ chapters on inheritance ⓘ chapters on jihad and public law ⓘ chapters on judicial procedure ⓘ chapters on marriage and family law ⓘ chapters on oaths and vows ⓘ chapters on transactions ⓘ |
| hasTitleTranslation |
The Book of the Foundation
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The Mother Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | formative period of Sunni legal schools ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Shafi'i madhhab
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later Shafi'i jurists ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic jurisprudence
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Shafi'i fiqh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
foundational status in Shafi'i jurisprudence
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systematic presentation of al-Shafi'i’s fiqh ⓘ |
| preservedAs | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolOfLaw | Shafi'i school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Abbasid era ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Shafi'i jurists
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students of Islamic law ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional madrasah curricula ⓘ |
| writtenBy | founder of the Shafi'i school ⓘ |
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