al-Wasit fi al-Madhhab
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al-Wasit fi al-Madhhab is a major work of Shafi'i Islamic jurisprudence by Imam al-Ghazali, offering a systematic and intermediate-level exposition of legal rulings within the Shafi'i school.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Wasit fi al-Madhhab canonical | 1 |
| الوسيط في المذهب | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7348305 — 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: al-Wasit fi al-Madhhab Context triple: [Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul, relatedWorkByAuthor, al-Wasit fi al-Madhhab]
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A.
al-Basit fi al-Madhhab
al-Basit fi al-Madhhab is a major work of Shafi'i jurisprudence by the Islamic scholar al-Ghazali, offering an extensive exposition of legal rulings and methodology within the Shafi'i school.
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B.
Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab
Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab is a monumental, unfinished Shafi'i fiqh commentary by the medieval scholar Al-Nawawi, widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative works in Islamic jurisprudence.
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C.
al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i
al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i is a concise manual of Shafi'i Islamic jurisprudence authored by the eminent theologian and jurist Abu Hamid al-Ghazali.
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D.
Zaydi fiqh
Zaydi fiqh is the Islamic legal tradition of the Zaydi branch of Shia Islam, characterized by its close affinity to early Sunni jurisprudence and emphasis on the teachings of Zayd ibn Ali.
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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-Wasit fi al-Madhhab Target entity description: al-Wasit fi al-Madhhab is a major work of Shafi'i Islamic jurisprudence by Imam al-Ghazali, offering a systematic and intermediate-level exposition of legal rulings within the Shafi'i school.
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A.
al-Basit fi al-Madhhab
al-Basit fi al-Madhhab is a major work of Shafi'i jurisprudence by the Islamic scholar al-Ghazali, offering an extensive exposition of legal rulings and methodology within the Shafi'i school.
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B.
Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab
Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab is a monumental, unfinished Shafi'i fiqh commentary by the medieval scholar Al-Nawawi, widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative works in Islamic jurisprudence.
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C.
al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i
al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i is a concise manual of Shafi'i Islamic jurisprudence authored by the eminent theologian and jurist Abu Hamid al-Ghazali.
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D.
Zaydi fiqh
Zaydi fiqh is the Islamic legal tradition of the Zaydi branch of Shia Islam, characterized by its close affinity to early Sunni jurisprudence and emphasis on the teachings of Zayd ibn Ali.
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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 (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Islamic jurisprudence book ⓘ |
| abbreviation | al-Wasit ⓘ |
| abridgedAs |
al-Wajiz fi al-Madhhab
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Wajiz fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi'i
|
| author |
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Ghazali
Imam al-Ghazali ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Ghazali
|
| basedOn | al-Basit fi al-Madhhab ⓘ |
| category | classical Sunni fiqh literature ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
acts of worship (ʿibādāt)
ⓘ
family law ⓘ judicial procedures ⓘ penal law ⓘ transactions (muʿāmalāt) ⓘ |
| describedAs | intermediate-level exposition of Shafi'i legal rulings ⓘ |
| era | 5th/11th century Islamic scholarship ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
fiqh ⓘ |
| focusesOn | positive law (furūʿ) in the Shafi'i school ⓘ |
| genre | legal manual ⓘ |
| hasCommentary | various later Shafi'i commentaries ⓘ |
| influenced | later Shafi'i jurists ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Imam al-Shafi'i's legal school ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | students of intermediate and advanced fiqh ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchool |
Sunni
ⓘ
linked to:
Sunni Islam
|
| madhhab |
Shafi'i
ⓘ
linked to:
Shafi'i school
|
| methodology | presentation of authoritative Shafi'i positions with selected variants ⓘ |
| notableFor | concise yet systematic presentation of Shafi'i rulings ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | al-Basit–al-Wasit–al-Wajiz trilogy ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | intermediate ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Islamic world ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| schoolOfLaw | Shafi'i school ⓘ |
| structure | systematic arrangement of chapters of fiqh ⓘ |
| subject | Shafi'i legal doctrine ⓘ |
| teaches | detailed rulings according to the Shafi'i school ⓘ |
| titleInArabicScript |
الوسيط في المذهب
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Wasit fi al-Madhhab
|
| usedIn | advanced Shafi'i legal training ⓘ |
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Subject: al-Wasit fi al-Madhhab Description of subject: al-Wasit fi al-Madhhab is a major work of Shafi'i Islamic jurisprudence by Imam al-Ghazali, offering a systematic and intermediate-level exposition of legal rulings within the Shafi'i school.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: al-Wasit fi al-Madhhab