Al-Risala
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Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Risala canonical | 3 |
| al-Risala | 1 |
| al-Risala al-Qushayriyya | 1 |
| al-Risala of al-Shafi‘i | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1317223 — 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: Al-Risala Context triple: [Shafi'i school, hasText, Al-Risala]
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A.
Lisān al-Ghayb
Lisān al-Ghayb is the honorific epithet of the Persian poet Hafez, highlighting his perceived mystical insight into the unseen and the divine.
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B.
Insha al-Dawa’ir
Insha al-Dawa’ir is a seminal philosophical and mystical treatise by the Sufi thinker Ibn Arabi that explores metaphysical concepts through the symbolism of circles and cosmological diagrams.
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C.
Fusus al-Hikam
Fusus al-Hikam is a seminal Sufi metaphysical treatise that systematizes Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of divine wisdom as manifested through the prophets.
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D.
Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
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E.
al-Kafi
al-Kafi is one of the most important Shia hadith compilations, widely regarded as a foundational source of theology, law, and ethics in Twelver Shia Islam.
- 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: Al-Risala Target entity description: Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
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A.
Lisān al-Ghayb
Lisān al-Ghayb is the honorific epithet of the Persian poet Hafez, highlighting his perceived mystical insight into the unseen and the divine.
-
B.
Insha al-Dawa’ir
Insha al-Dawa’ir is a seminal philosophical and mystical treatise by the Sufi thinker Ibn Arabi that explores metaphysical concepts through the symbolism of circles and cosmological diagrams.
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C.
Fusus al-Hikam
Fusus al-Hikam is a seminal Sufi metaphysical treatise that systematizes Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of divine wisdom as manifested through the prophets.
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D.
Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
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E.
al-Kafi
al-Kafi is one of the most important Shia hadith compilations, widely regarded as a foundational source of theology, law, and ethics in Twelver Shia Islam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal treatise
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Sunni jurisprudential text ⓘ work of usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify evidentiary value of legal sources
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systematize principles of Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| associatedWith | codification of Sunni legal theory ⓘ |
| author |
Imam al-Shafi'i
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Shafi'i
Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Shafi'i
|
| canonicalStatus | classical reference in usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foundational text of Sunni legal theory
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systematic exposition of usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| explains |
abrogation (naskh)
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authority of the Qur'an ⓘ authority of the Sunnah ⓘ commands and prohibitions in Islamic law ⓘ conditions for accepting hadith as evidence ⓘ conditions for valid analogy ⓘ conditions for valid consensus ⓘ general and specific expressions in scripture ⓘ hierarchy of legal evidences ⓘ linguistic principles in legal derivation ⓘ reports (khabar) and their probative force ⓘ rules of interpretation of texts ⓘ solitary reports (khabar al-wahid) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Qur'an as a legal source
ⓘ
Sunnah as a legal source ⓘ ijma (consensus) ⓘ legal reasoning methodology ⓘ qiyas (analogical reasoning) ⓘ sources of Islamic law ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic legal methodology
ⓘ
fiqh theory ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy | later Shafi'i scholars ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Abbasid era ⓘ |
| influenced |
Shafi'i jurisprudence
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Sunni usul al-fiqh ⓘ later Sunni legal theorists ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchool | Shafi'i school ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic legal theory
ⓘ
principles of jurisprudence ⓘ usul al-fiqh ⓘ
linked to:
Usul al-fiqh
|
| regionOfOrigin | Islamic world ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Shafi'i legal curricula
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traditional madrasas ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Epistle ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defining methodology of deriving rulings
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training jurists in legal reasoning ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Al-Risala Description of subject: Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Al-Risala
linked to: Al-Risala