Al-'Aziz Sharh al-Wajiz
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Al-'Aziz Sharh al-Wajiz is a major Shafi'i jurisprudential commentary by the medieval Islamic scholar Al-Rafi'i, widely regarded as one of the foundational texts in the school’s legal tradition.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal text
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Shafi'i jurisprudential work ⓘ fiqh commentary ⓘ |
| aim | clarifying and expanding the rulings of al-Wajiz ⓘ |
| alternativeName | al-'Aziz fi Sharh al-Wajiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithScholar | Imam al-Shafi'i (through the school’s doctrine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Karim ibn Muhammad al-Rafi'i
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al-Rafi'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | al-Ghazali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citationForm | al-'Aziz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentaryOn | al-Ghazali's abridged fiqh work al-Wajiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
analysis of variant views within the Shafi'i madhhab
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detailed discussion of legal opinions within the Shafi'i school ⓘ |
| field | Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| genre | sharh ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped systematize later Shafi'i legal doctrine ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
later Shafi'i jurists
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subsequent Shafi'i commentaries and supercommentaries ⓘ |
| juristicMethod | Shafi'i usul al-fiqh principles ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchool | Shafi'i school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madhhab | Shafi'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a major Shafi'i jurisprudential commentary
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systematic exposition of Shafi'i fiqh ⓘ |
| regionOfReception |
Egypt
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Greater Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Hijaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousLaw | Sharia ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyReputation | highly esteemed among Shafi'i jurists ⓘ |
| scholarlyTradition | part of the classical Shafi'i fiqh canon ⓘ |
| statusInMadhhab |
authoritative reference in Shafi'i legal tradition
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foundational text ⓘ |
| structure | organized according to classical fiqh chapters ⓘ |
| subject |
acts of worship (ibadat)
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judicial procedures ⓘ marriage and family law ⓘ penal law (hudud and ta'zir) ⓘ transactions (mu'amalat) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval Islamic period ⓘ |
| typeOfCommentary | detailed explanatory commentary ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference text for issuing fatwas in the Shafi'i school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | advanced Shafi'i fiqh study ⓘ |
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