Kitab al-Umm
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Kitab al-Umm is a foundational Islamic legal text by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically presents his jurisprudential methodology and rulings, forming the basis of the Shafi'i school of law.
All labels observed (1)
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| Kitab al-Umm canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7129516 — 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-Umm Context triple: [Al-Shafi'i, notableWork, Kitab al-Umm]
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Kitab al-Sa‘ada
Kitab al-Sa‘ada is a philosophical treatise on ethics and human happiness by the medieval Persian thinker Ibn Miskawayh, exploring the cultivation of virtue and the soul’s perfection.
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B.
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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C.
Kitab al-Ibar
Kitab al-Ibar is a monumental 14th-century universal history by Ibn Khaldun, best known for its pioneering introduction, the Muqaddimah, which laid the foundations of modern historiography and sociology.
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D.
Kitab al-Huruf
Kitab al-Huruf is a philosophical treatise by Al-Farabi that explores the relationship between language, logic, and metaphysics within the framework of Islamic Aristotelian thought.
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E.
Kitab al-Tanbih wa-l-Ishraf
Kitab al-Tanbih wa-l-Ishraf is a 10th-century Arabic historical and geographical compendium by Al-Masudi that surveys world history, peoples, and lands from an Islamic perspective.
- 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-Umm Target entity description: Kitab al-Umm is a foundational Islamic legal text by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically presents his jurisprudential methodology and rulings, forming the basis of the Shafi'i school of law.
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A.
Kitab al-Sa‘ada
Kitab al-Sa‘ada is a philosophical treatise on ethics and human happiness by the medieval Persian thinker Ibn Miskawayh, exploring the cultivation of virtue and the soul’s perfection.
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B.
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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C.
Kitab al-Ibar
Kitab al-Ibar is a monumental 14th-century universal history by Ibn Khaldun, best known for its pioneering introduction, the Muqaddimah, which laid the foundations of modern historiography and sociology.
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D.
Kitab al-Huruf
Kitab al-Huruf is a philosophical treatise by Al-Farabi that explores the relationship between language, logic, and metaphysics within the framework of Islamic Aristotelian thought.
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E.
Kitab al-Tanbih wa-l-Ishraf
Kitab al-Tanbih wa-l-Ishraf is a 10th-century Arabic historical and geographical compendium by Al-Masudi that surveys world history, peoples, and lands from an Islamic perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal text
ⓘ
classical Arabic work ⓘ fiqh book ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Usul al-fiqh principles of al-Shafi'i
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Tabṣira fi usul al-fiqh
|
| author |
Imam al-Shafi'i
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Shafi'i
Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Shafi'i
|
| basisFor |
Shafi'i school of law
ⓘ
linked to:
Shafi'i school
|
| circulatesIn | regions following Shafi'i madhhab ⓘ |
| citedBy | classical Sunni jurists ⓘ |
| citedIn | later Shafi'i legal compendia ⓘ |
| contains |
discussion of ijma
ⓘ
discussion of qiyas ⓘ legal reasoning based on Qur'an ⓘ legal reasoning based on hadith ⓘ responses to opposing legal views ⓘ |
| describes |
jurisprudential methodology of al-Shafi'i
ⓘ
legal rulings in Shafi'i school ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | Islamic law ⓘ |
| genre |
fiqh manual
ⓘ
legal treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on acts of worship
ⓘ
chapters on criminal law ⓘ chapters on inheritance ⓘ chapters on jihad and public law ⓘ chapters on judicial procedure ⓘ chapters on marriage and family law ⓘ chapters on oaths and vows ⓘ chapters on transactions ⓘ |
| hasTitleTranslation |
The Book of the Foundation
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of the Foundation
The Mother Book ⓘ |
| historicalContext | formative period of Sunni legal schools ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Shafi'i madhhab
ⓘ
later Shafi'i jurists ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
Shafi'i fiqh ⓘ
linked to:
Shafi'i school
|
| notableFor |
foundational status in Shafi'i jurisprudence
ⓘ
systematic presentation of al-Shafi'i’s fiqh ⓘ |
| preservedAs | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| schoolOfLaw | Shafi'i school ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Abbasid era ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Shafi'i jurists
ⓘ
students of Islamic law ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional madrasah curricula ⓘ |
| writtenBy | founder of the Shafi'i school ⓘ |
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Subject: Kitab al-Umm Description of subject: Kitab al-Umm is a foundational Islamic legal text by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically presents his jurisprudential methodology and rulings, forming the basis of the Shafi'i school of law.
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