Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul
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Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory in which Al-Ghazali systematically presents and analyzes the principles and methodology of usul al-fiqh.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul canonical | 1 |
| Al-Mustasfa min ‘Ilm al-Usul | 1 |
| al-Mustasfa min Ilm al-Usul | 1 |
| al-Mustasfa min ‘ilm al-usul | 1 |
| المستصفى من علم الأصول | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul Context triple: [Al-Ghazali, notableWork, Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul]
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A.
al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani
Al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani is a seminal 12th-century Hanafi legal manual that systematically presents and analyzes Islamic jurisprudence and its rulings.
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B.
Awarif al-Ma'arif
Awarif al-Ma'arif is a seminal Sufi manual by Shihab al-Din Umar al-Suhrawardi that systematically outlines Sufi doctrine, ethics, and spiritual practice.
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C.
al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah is a monumental medieval Islamic legal encyclopedia that systematically presents and analyzes Hanbali jurisprudence alongside the opinions of other major Sunni schools.
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D.
Al-Risala
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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E.
Usul al-fiqh
Usul al-fiqh is the Islamic discipline that lays down the methodological principles and rules for deriving legal rulings from the primary sources of Sharia.
- 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-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul Target entity description: Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory in which Al-Ghazali systematically presents and analyzes the principles and methodology of usul al-fiqh.
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A.
al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani
Al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani is a seminal 12th-century Hanafi legal manual that systematically presents and analyzes Islamic jurisprudence and its rulings.
-
B.
Awarif al-Ma'arif
Awarif al-Ma'arif is a seminal Sufi manual by Shihab al-Din Umar al-Suhrawardi that systematically outlines Sufi doctrine, ethics, and spiritual practice.
-
C.
al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah is a monumental medieval Islamic legal encyclopedia that systematically presents and analyzes Hanbali jurisprudence alongside the opinions of other major Sunni schools.
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D.
Al-Risala
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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E.
Usul al-fiqh
Usul al-fiqh is the Islamic discipline that lays down the methodological principles and rules for deriving legal rulings from the primary sources of Sharia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
usul al-fiqh text ⓘ work of Islamic legal theory ⓘ |
| analyzes | sources of Islamic law ⓘ |
| approximateDate | early 12th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nizamiyya educational milieu ⓘ |
| author |
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Ghazali
|
| centuryWritten | 12th century ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Ash'ari ⓘ |
| discusses |
Qur'an as a legal source
ⓘ
Sunnah as a legal source ⓘ abrogation (naskh) ⓘ categories of legal rulings (ahkam) ⓘ certainty and probability in legal evidence ⓘ commands and prohibitions in Islamic law ⓘ ijma (consensus) ⓘ legal maxims ⓘ linguistic principles in legal interpretation ⓘ qiyas (analogical reasoning) ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
Islamic legal theory ⓘ usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryOn | principles of deriving legal rulings ⓘ |
| hasGenre | scholarly treatise ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | critical Arabic editions ⓘ |
| hasTranslations | modern languages such as English ⓘ |
| influenced |
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi's works on usul
ⓘ
later Sunni usul al-fiqh works ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Shafi'i usul tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Shafi'i school
al-Juwayni's al-Burhan fi Usul al-Fiqh ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchoolContext |
Shafi'i
ⓘ
linked to:
Shafi'i school
|
| mainTopic |
methodology of legal reasoning in Islam
ⓘ
principles of Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| originalScript | Arabic script ⓘ |
| partOf | al-Ghazali's legal-theoretical corpus ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
classical reference in usul al-fiqh
ⓘ
seminal work of Islamic legal theory ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
al-Basit fi al-Madhhab
ⓘ
al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i ⓘ al-Wasit fi al-Madhhab ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| structure | four-part division ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Islamic seminaries
ⓘ
traditional madrasas ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Essentials from the Science of Legal Theory ⓘ |
| usedAs | advanced textbook in usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
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Subject: Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul Description of subject: Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory in which Al-Ghazali systematically presents and analyzes the principles and methodology of usul al-fiqh.
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al‑Ghazali
subject linked to:
al-Mustasfa of al-Ghazali
linked to: Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul
subject linked to:
al-Mustasfa of al-Ghazali
linked to: Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul
linked to: Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul