Qiyas
E6837
Qiyas is an Islamic legal method of analogical reasoning used by jurists to derive rulings for new cases based on established precedents in the Quran and Sunnah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qiyas canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T66881 — 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: Qiyas Context triple: [Islam, legalSource, Qiyas]
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A.
Sharia
Sharia is the body of Islamic religious law derived primarily from the Quran and the teachings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad, guiding both personal conduct and aspects of public and legal life in Muslim communities.
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B.
Seal of the Prophets
Seal of the Prophets is an Islamic title for Muhammad signifying his role as the final prophet in the line of prophetic messengers.
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C.
SHASS
SHASS is the abbreviated name commonly used for the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at academic institutions.
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D.
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with communal prayers, feasting, charity, and celebration.
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E.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
- 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: Qiyas Target entity description: Qiyas is an Islamic legal method of analogical reasoning used by jurists to derive rulings for new cases based on established precedents in the Quran and Sunnah.
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A.
Sharia
Sharia is the body of Islamic religious law derived primarily from the Quran and the teachings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad, guiding both personal conduct and aspects of public and legal life in Muslim communities.
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B.
Seal of the Prophets
Seal of the Prophets is an Islamic title for Muhammad signifying his role as the final prophet in the line of prophetic messengers.
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C.
SHASS
SHASS is the abbreviated name commonly used for the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at academic institutions.
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D.
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with communal prayers, feasting, charity, and celebration.
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E.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal principle
ⓘ
method of analogical reasoning ⓘ source of Islamic law ⓘ |
| acceptedBy |
Hanafi school of law
ⓘ
linked to:
Hanafi school
Hanbali school of law ⓘ
linked to:
Hanbali school
Maliki school of law ⓘ
linked to:
Maliki school
Shafi‘i school of law ⓘ
linked to:
Shafi'i school
|
| appliedIn |
criminal law in Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
family law ⓘ ritual law (ibadat) ⓘ transactions (muamalat) ⓘ |
| appliesTo | cases not explicitly mentioned in Quran and Sunnah ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Quran
ⓘ
Sunnah ⓘ |
| constrainedBy |
principles of usul al-fiqh
ⓘ
textual evidence ⓘ |
| contestedBy | some Shia jurists ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Ijma
ⓘ
Istihsan ⓘ Maslahah mursalah ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
asl (original case)
ⓘ
far (new case) ⓘ hukm (legal ruling) ⓘ illah (effective cause) ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
illah must be valid and shared by both cases
ⓘ
new ruling must not contradict explicit texts ⓘ |
| hasDebateOn |
extent of its authority
ⓘ
validity of identifying the illah ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOrigin | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning |
comparison
ⓘ
measurement ⓘ |
| hasMethod | analogical reasoning from known cases to new cases ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | deriving legal rulings for new cases ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Sunni legal theory ⓘ |
| rankedAfter |
Ijma as source of law
ⓘ
Quran as source of law ⓘ Sunnah as source of law ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | Zahiri school of law ⓘ |
| relatedTo | analogy in legal reasoning ⓘ |
| requires |
a legal ruling for the original case (hukm al-asl)
ⓘ
a new case without explicit ruling (far) ⓘ an effective cause or common attribute (illah) ⓘ an original case with a known ruling (asl) ⓘ |
| resultsIn | a legal ruling for the new case (hukm al-far) ⓘ |
| studiedIn | usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| usedBy | Islamic jurists ⓘ |
| usedFor | extending existing rulings to similar situations ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
linked to:
Usul al-fiqh
|
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Subject: Qiyas Description of subject: Qiyas is an Islamic legal method of analogical reasoning used by jurists to derive rulings for new cases based on established precedents in the Quran and Sunnah.
Referenced by (4)
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