al-Dhari'a ila makarim al-shari'a

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Islamic ethical treatise Islamic theological treatise book classical Arabic work

al-Dhari'a ila makarim al-shari'a is a classical Islamic ethical and theological treatise by Al-Raghib al-Isfahani that explores the virtues, moral aims, and higher objectives of the Sharia.

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Label	Occurrences
al-Dhari'a ila makarim al-shari'a canonical	1
al-Dhari‘a ila makarim al-shari‘a	1
al-Zari'a ila makarim al-shari'a	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: al-Dhari'a ila makarim al-shari'a
Context triple: [Al-Raghib al-Isfahani, notableWork, al-Dhari'a ila makarim al-shari'a]

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.
B. Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din is a seminal Islamic spiritual and ethical treatise that systematically integrates jurisprudence, theology, and Sufism to guide Muslims in both outward practice and inner purification.
C. Hujjat al-Islam
Hujjat al-Islam is an honorific title meaning "Proof of Islam," famously associated with the influential Muslim theologian and philosopher Al-Ghazali.
D. 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.
E. Tahdhib al-Ahkam
Tahdhib al-Ahkam is a major Shi'a hadith and jurisprudential compilation by Shaykh al-Tusi, regarded as one of the Four Books of Twelver Shi'ism.
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-Dhari'a ila makarim al-shari'a
Target entity description: al-Dhari'a ila makarim al-shari'a is a classical Islamic ethical and theological treatise by Al-Raghib al-Isfahani that explores the virtues, moral aims, and higher objectives of the Sharia.

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.
B. Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din is a seminal Islamic spiritual and ethical treatise that systematically integrates jurisprudence, theology, and Sufism to guide Muslims in both outward practice and inner purification.
C. Hujjat al-Islam
Hujjat al-Islam is an honorific title meaning "Proof of Islam," famously associated with the influential Muslim theologian and philosopher Al-Ghazali.
D. 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.
E. Tahdhib al-Ahkam
Tahdhib al-Ahkam is a major Shi'a hadith and jurisprudential compilation by Shaykh al-Tusi, regarded as one of the Four Books of Twelver Shi'ism.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic ethical treatise ⓘ Islamic theological treatise ⓘ book ⓘ classical Arabic work ⓘ
aimsAt	clarifying the higher objectives of religious practice ⓘ explaining the moral purposes of Islamic law ⓘ guiding Muslims toward noble character ⓘ
alternativeTransliteration	al-Dhari‘a ila makarim al-shari‘a ⓘ linked to: al-Dhari'a ila makarim al-shari'a al-Zari'a ila makarim al-shari'a ⓘ linked to: al-Dhari'a ila makarim al-shari'a
associatedWith	Sunni intellectual tradition ⓘ classical Islamic moral philosophy ⓘ
author	al-Raghib al-Isfahani ⓘ linked to: Al‑Raghib al‑Isfahani
discusses	blameworthy traits ⓘ ethical implications of legal rulings ⓘ praiseworthy traits ⓘ
emphasizes	alignment of outward law with inward virtue ⓘ inner dimensions of worship ⓘ purification of the soul ⓘ
field	Islamic ethics ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ akhlaq ⓘ
focusesOn	higher objectives of the Sharia ⓘ moral aims of the Sharia ⓘ refinement of character ⓘ relationship between law and ethics in Islam ⓘ spiritual education ⓘ virtues ⓘ
genre	didactic prose ⓘ ethical treatise ⓘ
hasAuthorFullName	Abu al-Qasim al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Raghib al-Isfahani ⓘ linked to: Al‑Raghib al‑Isfahani
influencedBy	Prophetic traditions ⓘ linked to: Hadith literature Qur'anic ethics ⓘ
intendedAudience	Muslim scholars ⓘ students of Islamic ethics ⓘ students of Islamic law ⓘ
mainLanguage	Arabic ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Islamic world ⓘ
religiousLawContext	Sharia ⓘ
religiousTradition	Islam ⓘ
scholarlyReception	considered an important work in Islamic ethical literature ⓘ
timePeriod	classical Islamic era ⓘ
titleTranslation	The Means to the Noble Aims of the Sharia ⓘ linked to: al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Shari'ah
usesSourcesFrom	Hadith ⓘ Qur'an ⓘ linked to: Quran

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Al-Raghib al-Isfahani → notableWork → al-Dhari'a ila makarim al-shari'a ⓘ

subject linked to: Al‑Raghib al‑Isfahani

al-Dhari'a ila makarim al-shari'a → alternativeTransliteration → al-Dhari‘a ila makarim al-shari‘a ⓘ

linked to: al-Dhari'a ila makarim al-shari'a

al-Dhari'a ila makarim al-shari'a → alternativeTransliteration → al-Zari'a ila makarim al-shari'a ⓘ