Isma'ili jurisprudence

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Isma'ili jurisprudence is the distinctive body of Islamic legal thought and practice developed by Isma'ili Shi'a Muslims, notably systematized under the Fatimid Caliphate and grounded in the authority of the living Imam and esoteric interpretation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic jurisprudence
Isma'ili studies subject
religious legal system
appliedIn Fatimid state courts
Isma'ili communal courts
approachToChange adaptation of law through Imam's guidance
basedOn Prophetic Sunna
Qur'an
linked to: Quran

authority of the living Imam
esoteric interpretation (ta'wil)
teachings of the Imams
codifiedBy al-Qadi al-Nu'man
denominationalContext Isma'ili Shi'ism
linked to: Ismaili Shia

Shi'a Islam
linked to: Shia Islam
developedUnder Fatimid Caliphate
differsFrom Sunni jurisprudence
Twelver Shi'i jurisprudence
emphasizes batin (inner meaning) of revelation
role of the Imam as interpreter of law
hasConcept Imam's infallible guidance
authoritative teaching hierarchy (da'wa)
ta'wil
zahir and batin distinction
hasWork Da'a'im al-Islam
historicalCenter Cairo
Fatimid Egypt
linked to: Fatimid Caliphate
historicalPhase Fatimid Isma'ili jurisprudence
Nizari Isma'ili jurisprudence
Tayyibi Isma'ili jurisprudence
includesField constitutional and political norms
criminal law
family law
ritual law (ibadat)
transactions (mu'amalat)
influenced Fatimid administrative law
influencedBy Mu'tazili rational theology
early Shi'i legal traditions
languageOfClassicalTexts Arabic
legalSource Ijma' under the Imam's authority
Qur'an
linked to: Quran

Sunna of the Imams
Sunna of the Prophet
reason (aql) guided by the Imam
normativeAuthority Dai al-Mutlaq in Tayyibi tradition
Imam-caliph in Fatimid period
present living Imam in Nizari tradition
religiousTradition Islam
viewOnIjtihad subordinated to the Imam's guidance
viewOnImam Imam as living source of law

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Fatimid Caliphate legalSchool Isma'ili jurisprudence
Ismaili Shia legalSchool Fatimid Ismaili fiqh
linked to: Isma'ili jurisprudence
Isma'ili jurisprudence historicalPhase Fatimid Isma'ili jurisprudence
linked to: Isma'ili jurisprudence
Isma'ili jurisprudence historicalPhase Tayyibi Isma'ili jurisprudence
linked to: Isma'ili jurisprudence