Majmu al-Fatawa
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Majmu al-Fatawa is a multi-volume collection of Islamic legal and theological rulings and writings by the medieval Hanbali scholar Ibn Taymiyyah.
All labels observed (1)
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| Majmu al-Fatawa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7859908 — 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: Majmu al-Fatawa Context triple: [Ibn Taymiyyah, notableWork, Majmu al-Fatawa]
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A.
Al-Hawi lil-Fatawi
Al-Hawi lil-Fatawi is a comprehensive collection of Islamic legal opinions and scholarly essays by the prolific Egyptian polymath Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti.
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B.
al-Fatawa al-Kubra al-Fiqhiyya
al-Fatawa al-Kubra al-Fiqhiyya is a major compendium of Islamic legal opinions that systematically presents Ibn Hajar al-Haytami’s authoritative rulings within the Shafi‘i school of jurisprudence.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Majmu al-Fatawa Target entity description: Majmu al-Fatawa is a multi-volume collection of Islamic legal and theological rulings and writings by the medieval Hanbali scholar Ibn Taymiyyah.
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A.
Al-Hawi lil-Fatawi
Al-Hawi lil-Fatawi is a comprehensive collection of Islamic legal opinions and scholarly essays by the prolific Egyptian polymath Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti.
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B.
al-Fatawa al-Kubra al-Fiqhiyya
al-Fatawa al-Kubra al-Fiqhiyya is a major compendium of Islamic legal opinions that systematically presents Ibn Hajar al-Haytami’s authoritative rulings within the Shafi‘i school of jurisprudence.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal text
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Islamic theological work ⓘ fatwa collection ⓘ multi-volume work ⓘ |
| associatedWithScholar | Ibn al-Qayyim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Taymiyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compilationOf |
Qurʾanic exegesis by Ibn Taymiyyah
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legal opinions of Ibn Taymiyyah ⓘ letters and responses by Ibn Taymiyyah ⓘ theological writings of Ibn Taymiyyah ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| doctrinePosition |
affirmation of divine attributes without tashbih
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critique of certain Sufi practices ⓘ emphasis on following Qurʾan and Sunnah ⓘ rejection of blind taqlid ⓘ rejection of kalam-based taʾwil of attributes ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ aqidah ⓘ fatwa ⓘ fiqh ⓘ |
| hasForm | multi-volume compilation of treatises and fatwas ⓘ |
| influenced |
Salafi movement
NERFINISHED
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modern Islamic reform movements ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| madhhab | Hanbali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hadith studies
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Islamic creed ⓘ Islamic ethics ⓘ Islamic law ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ Qurʾanic exegesis ⓘ Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ bidʿah ⓘ divine attributes ⓘ grave visitation ⓘ intercession ⓘ jihad in Islamic law ⓘ political authority in Islam ⓘ refutation of heresies ⓘ tawhid ⓘ worship and rituals in Islam ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later Hanbali and Salafi scholars
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systematic presentation of Ibn Taymiyyah’s thought ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition |
early 14th century
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late 13th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference work for Ibn Taymiyyah’s views ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hanbali legal scholarship
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Sunni theological debates ⓘ |
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Subject: Majmu al-Fatawa Description of subject: Majmu al-Fatawa is a multi-volume collection of Islamic legal and theological rulings and writings by the medieval Hanbali scholar Ibn Taymiyyah.
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