Kitab al-Diyat
E264896
Kitab al-Diyat is a section of Islamic hadith literature that deals with legal rulings and compensations related to bodily injury and homicide.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diyah Book | 1 |
| Kitab al-Diyat canonical | 1 |
| Qisas Book | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2380250 — 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: Kitab al-Diyat Context triple: [Sunan Ibn Majah, hasPart, Kitab al-Diyat]
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A.
Kitab al-Hudud
Kitab al-Hudud is a section of the hadith collection Sunan Ibn Majah that deals with Islamic legal punishments and penal laws.
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B.
Kutub al-Sittah
Kutub al-Sittah is the canonical collection of six major Sunni hadith books regarded as the most authoritative sources of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and traditions after the Qur’an.
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C.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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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.
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological treatise that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
- 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: Kitab al-Diyat Target entity description: Kitab al-Diyat is a section of Islamic hadith literature that deals with legal rulings and compensations related to bodily injury and homicide.
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A.
Kitab al-Hudud
Kitab al-Hudud is a section of the hadith collection Sunan Ibn Majah that deals with Islamic legal punishments and penal laws.
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B.
Kutub al-Sittah
Kutub al-Sittah is the canonical collection of six major Sunni hadith books regarded as the most authoritative sources of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and traditions after the Qur’an.
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C.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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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.
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological treatise that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal text
ⓘ
section of hadith literature ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Jami al-Tirmidhi
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Sahih Muslim ⓘ Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ Sunan Abi Dawud ⓘ
linked to:
Sunan Abu Dawud
Sunan Ibn Majah ⓘ Sunan al-Nasa’i ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Prophetic hadiths
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Sunna of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to:
Sunnah
|
| concerns |
injury to internal organs
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injury to limbs ⓘ injury to senses ⓘ intentional homicide ⓘ quasi-intentional homicide ⓘ unintentional homicide ⓘ |
| describes |
amounts of diya for different types of injury
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cases where diya replaces qisas ⓘ conditions for qisas (retaliation) ⓘ responsibility of the offender’s kin group (‘aqila) in diya payments ⓘ rules for compensation in cases of bodily injury ⓘ rules for compensation in cases of homicide ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic criminal law
ⓘ
Islamic law ⓘ fiqh ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical fiqh manuals on criminal law
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later Islamic legal codes on homicide and injury ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalConcept |
aggravating circumstances in homicide
ⓘ
diya ⓘ mitigating circumstances in homicide ⓘ qisas ⓘ ‘aqila ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
blood money
ⓘ
bodily injury ⓘ financial compensation ⓘ homicide ⓘ legal rulings ⓘ retributive justice ⓘ |
| partOf | hadith collections ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| tradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Muslim jurists
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qadis ⓘ |
| usedIn | Islamic jurisprudential reasoning ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kitab al-Diyat Description of subject: Kitab al-Diyat is a section of Islamic hadith literature that deals with legal rulings and compensations related to bodily injury and homicide.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kitab al-Diyat
linked to: Kitab al-Diyat