biographical work on Hanbali scholars (Dhail Tabaqat al-Hanabila)
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Hanbali biographical compendium
Islamic scholarly work
biographical dictionary
classical Arabic text
The biographical work on Hanbali scholars (Dhail Tabaqat al-Hanabila) is a major classical Islamic compendium that documents the lives, scholarship, and contributions of prominent figures in the Hanbali school of law.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Hanbali biographical compendium
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Islamic scholarly work ⓘ biographical dictionary ⓘ classical Arabic text ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
preserve the legacy of Hanbali scholars
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record the development of the Hanbali school ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hanbali madhhab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hanbali literature
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Sunni biographical dictionaries ⓘ |
| contains |
anecdotes about Hanbali scholars
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biographical entries ⓘ dates of birth and death of scholars ⓘ information on scholarly works of Hanbali figures ⓘ information on teachers and students of scholars ⓘ |
| context | Sunni legal and theological tradition ⓘ |
| documents |
contributions of Hanbali scholars
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geographical spread of Hanbali scholars ⓘ institutional settings of Hanbali teaching ⓘ lives of Hanbali scholars ⓘ scholarship of Hanbali scholars ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic historiography
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biographical historiography ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Hanbali scholars ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical literature
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tabaqat literature ⓘ |
| importance |
key reference in studies of Sunni legal schools
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major source for Hanbali intellectual history ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchool | Hanbali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves | chains of transmission of knowledge among Hanbalis ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Tabaqat al-Hanabila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
entries arranged according to chronological order
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organized by generations of scholars ⓘ |
| subject |
Hanbali school of law
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Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ Islamic scholars ⓘ |
| timeCoverage | classical Islamic period ⓘ |
| typeOf | supplement to earlier Hanbali tabaqat works ⓘ |
| usedAs | source for biographical entries in later reference works ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Islamic legal historians
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researchers of Hanbali doctrine ⓘ students of classical Islamic scholarship ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical research on Hanbali school
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prosopographical studies of Hanbali scholars ⓘ reference in Islamic legal history ⓘ |
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Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
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biographical work on Hanbali scholars (Dhail Tabaqat al-Hanabila)
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