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.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (49)

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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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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