risala 'amaliyya (practical law manual)
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A risala 'amaliyya is a practical legal manual in Twelver Shia Islam that systematically presents a marja‘s religious rulings for use in everyday life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| risala 'amaliyya (practical law manual) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: risala 'amaliyya (practical law manual) Context triple: [marja'iyya, documentationForm, risala 'amaliyya (practical law manual)]
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A.
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.
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B.
Isma'ili jurisprudence
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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C.
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist is a Shia Islamic political doctrine that grants ultimate religious and political authority to a senior Islamic jurist as the supreme leader of the state.
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D.
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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E.
Al-Maqasid al-Asna
Al-Maqasid al-Asna is a theological treatise by Al-Ghazali that explains and reflects on the 99 Beautiful Names of God in Islamic tradition.
- 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: risala 'amaliyya (practical law manual) Target entity description: A risala 'amaliyya is a practical legal manual in Twelver Shia Islam that systematically presents a marja‘s religious rulings for use in everyday life.
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A.
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.
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B.
Isma'ili jurisprudence
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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C.
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist is a Shia Islamic political doctrine that grants ultimate religious and political authority to a senior Islamic jurist as the supreme leader of the state.
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D.
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.
-
E.
Al-Maqasid al-Asna
Al-Maqasid al-Asna is a theological treatise by Al-Ghazali that explains and reflects on the 99 Beautiful Names of God in Islamic tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal manual
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Twelver Shia jurisprudential text ⓘ practical law manual ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
ethical conduct
ⓘ
personal status law ⓘ ritual worship (ʿibadat) ⓘ transactions (muʿamalat) ⓘ |
| audience |
Twelver Shia laypersons
ⓘ
followers of a specific marjaʿ ⓘ |
| basisInLaw | fiqh rulings of the marjaʿ ⓘ |
| contains |
detailed practical rulings (ahkam)
ⓘ
disliked acts (makruhat) ⓘ obligations (wajibat) ⓘ permissible acts (mubah) ⓘ prohibitions (muharramat) ⓘ recommended acts (mustahabbat) ⓘ |
| derivesFrom |
Qurʾan
ⓘ
linked to:
Quran
consensus (ijmaʿ) ⓘ hadith ⓘ reason (ʿaql) ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | advanced usul al‑fiqh works ⓘ |
| geographicalUse |
Iran
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ South Asia ⓘ global Shia communities ⓘ |
| hasAuthorType | marjaʿ al‑taqlid ⓘ |
| hasForm |
book
ⓘ
digital text ⓘ mobile application content ⓘ pamphlet ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Persian ⓘ Urdu ⓘ
linked to:
Urdu language
other contemporary languages ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
binding for followers of that marjaʿ
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non‑binding for non‑followers of that marjaʿ ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
guidance for everyday religious practice
ⓘ
presentation of a marjaʿ’s religious rulings ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
fatwa
ⓘ
fiqh manual ⓘ taqlid (emulation of a jurist) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Twelver Shia Islam
ⓘ
linked to:
Twelver Shia
|
| structure | topically organized rulings ⓘ |
| style | concise and prescriptive rulings ⓘ |
| temporalScope | contemporary practical issues ⓘ |
| updatedBy | the issuing marjaʿ or his office ⓘ |
| usedFor |
determining correct performance of fasting
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determining correct performance of prayer ⓘ determining rules of business transactions ⓘ determining rules of khums and zakat ⓘ determining rules of marriage and divorce ⓘ resolving everyday legal doubts ⓘ |
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Subject: risala 'amaliyya (practical law manual) Description of subject: A risala 'amaliyya is a practical legal manual in Twelver Shia Islam that systematically presents a marja‘s religious rulings for use in everyday life.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
marja'iyya (system of religious authorities)