Al-Waraqat fi usul al-fiqh
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Al-Waraqat fi usul al-fiqh is a brief, foundational manual on Islamic legal theory that has long served as a classic introductory text in Sunni jurisprudence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal text
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Sunni jurisprudence text ⓘ introductory manual ⓘ treatise on usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| author | Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation |
available in manuscript and print forms
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widely printed in the Muslim world ⓘ |
| commentaryTradition |
has modern explanatory works
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has numerous classical commentaries ⓘ has numerous marginalia and glosses ⓘ |
| educationalLevel | beginner ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic jurisprudence
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usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| genre | didactic primer ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | classical Islamic era ⓘ |
| influence |
basis for many commentaries
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standard beginner text in usul al-fiqh ⓘ widely studied in Sunni seminaries ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| length | short manual ⓘ |
| madhhabContext | Shafi‘i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pedagogicalUse |
basis for oral explanation by teachers
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memorization text for beginners ⓘ |
| purpose | introductory teaching of usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| regionOfProminence | Shafi‘i institutions in the Muslim world ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | al-Burhan fi usul al-fiqh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
classical text
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foundational manual ⓘ |
| structure | short sections with concise definitions ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | Ash‘ari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Folios on the Principles of Jurisprudence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
abrogation (naskh)
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absolute and qualified expressions (mutlaq wa muqayyad) ⓘ analogical reasoning (qiyas) ⓘ commands and prohibitions ⓘ conditions of ijtihad ⓘ consensus (ijma‘) ⓘ definition of fiqh ⓘ definition of usul al-fiqh ⓘ general and specific expressions (‘amm wa khass) ⓘ legal evidence (adilla shar‘iyya) ⓘ mufti and mustafti ⓘ rulings (ahkam al-shar‘iyya) ⓘ |
| translation |
translated into English
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translated into Urdu ⓘ translated into other contemporary languages ⓘ |
| usage | taught in madrasas and Islamic institutes ⓘ |
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