Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab
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Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab is a monumental, unfinished Shafi'i fiqh commentary by the medieval scholar Al-Nawawi, widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative works in Islamic jurisprudence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab Context triple: [Al-Nawawi, notableWork, Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab]
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Tahdhib al-Ahkam
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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B.
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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C.
Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr
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.
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D.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
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E.
Fath al-Bari
Fath al-Bari is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari, widely regarded as one of the most important works in Sunni Islamic scholarship.
- 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-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab Target entity description: Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab is a monumental, unfinished Shafi'i fiqh commentary by the medieval scholar Al-Nawawi, widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative works in Islamic jurisprudence.
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A.
Tahdhib al-Ahkam
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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr
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.
-
D.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
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E.
Fath al-Bari
Fath al-Bari is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari, widely regarded as one of the most important works in Sunni Islamic scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic jurisprudence book
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Shafi'i fiqh work ⓘ classical Islamic text ⓘ fiqh commentary ⓘ |
| author | Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorCreed | Sunni Ash'ari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorDeathBeforeCompletion | true ⓘ |
| authorFullName | Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorMainCity | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorSchool | Shafi'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | al-Muhadhdhab fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedBy | later Shafi'i jurists and commentators ⓘ |
| commentaryAuthorOfBaseText | Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentaryOn | al-Muhadhdhab fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
fiqh
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usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence) related discussions ⓘ |
| genre | legal commentary ⓘ |
| geographicalReception | widespread in the Muslim world ⓘ |
| importanceInTradition | primary source for understanding relied-upon Shafi'i positions ⓘ |
| includes |
discussion of opinions of other Sunni schools
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discussion of variant opinions within the Shafi'i school ⓘ legal reasoning (istidlal) ⓘ |
| influence |
fatwa methodology in the Shafi'i school
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later Shafi'i legal literature ⓘ |
| juristicScope | Shafi'i school detailed rulings ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| madhhab | Shafi'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodology |
comparative fiqh discussion
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detailed analysis of evidences (dalil) ⓘ |
| preservation |
exists in manuscript form in various libraries
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printed in multi-volume editions ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Greater Syria (Bilad al-Sham) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| reputation |
one of the most authoritative works in Islamic jurisprudence
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one of the most comprehensive works in Shafi'i fiqh ⓘ |
| scholarlyAssessment |
model of precision and breadth in fiqh
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standard reference for detailed Shafi'i legal discussions ⓘ |
| schoolOfLaw | Sunni ⓘ |
| status | unfinished ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
acts of worship (ibadat)
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family law ⓘ judicial matters ⓘ transactions (mu'amalat) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval Islamic era ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference work for Shafi'i jurists
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teaching text in advanced fiqh study ⓘ |
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