Nihāyat al-sūl fī taṣḥīḥ al-uṣūl
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Nihāyat al-sūl fī taṣḥīḥ al-uṣūl is a scholarly treatise by the 14th-century Damascene astronomer Ibn al-Shatir that refines and corrects foundational principles in Islamic astronomy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nihāyat al-sūl fī taṣḥīḥ al-uṣūl canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13074560 — 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: Nihāyat al-sūl fī taṣḥīḥ al-uṣūl Context triple: [Ibn al-Shatir, notableWork, Nihāyat al-sūl fī taṣḥīḥ al-uṣūl]
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A.
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory in which Al-Ghazali systematically presents and analyzes the principles and methodology of usul al-fiqh.
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B.
al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Shari'ah
Al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Shari'ah is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory by Imam al-Shatibi, renowned for its systematic articulation of the objectives (maqasid) and principles underlying Islamic law.
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C.
al-Maḥṣūl fī ʿIlm Uṣūl al-Fiqh
al-Maḥṣūl fī ʿIlm Uṣūl al-Fiqh is a seminal medieval treatise on the principles of Islamic jurisprudence that synthesizes and critiques earlier legal theory works.
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D.
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla is a theological and philosophical treatise by the Andalusian thinker Averroes in which he critically examines Islamic theological methods and defends a rationalist approach to understanding religious doctrine.
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E.
"Al-Ihkam fi Usul al-Ahkam"
"Al-Ihkam fi Usul al-Ahkam" is a foundational work of Islamic legal theory by Ibn Hazm, systematically presenting his distinctive Zahiri (literalist) approach to usul al-fiqh.
- 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: Nihāyat al-sūl fī taṣḥīḥ al-uṣūl Target entity description: Nihāyat al-sūl fī taṣḥīḥ al-uṣūl is a scholarly treatise by the 14th-century Damascene astronomer Ibn al-Shatir that refines and corrects foundational principles in Islamic astronomy.
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A.
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory in which Al-Ghazali systematically presents and analyzes the principles and methodology of usul al-fiqh.
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B.
al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Shari'ah
Al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Shari'ah is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory by Imam al-Shatibi, renowned for its systematic articulation of the objectives (maqasid) and principles underlying Islamic law.
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C.
al-Maḥṣūl fī ʿIlm Uṣūl al-Fiqh
al-Maḥṣūl fī ʿIlm Uṣūl al-Fiqh is a seminal medieval treatise on the principles of Islamic jurisprudence that synthesizes and critiques earlier legal theory works.
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D.
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla is a theological and philosophical treatise by the Andalusian thinker Averroes in which he critically examines Islamic theological methods and defends a rationalist approach to understanding religious doctrine.
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E.
"Al-Ihkam fi Usul al-Ahkam"
"Al-Ihkam fi Usul al-Ahkam" is a foundational work of Islamic legal theory by Ibn Hazm, systematically presenting his distinctive Zahiri (literalist) approach to usul al-fiqh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scientific work
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astronomical treatise ⓘ medieval Arabic text ⓘ |
| aim |
correction of earlier astronomical principles
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refinement of foundational principles of astronomy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Damascene astronomical school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ibn al-Shatir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorEra | Mamluk period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNameInFull | ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Ibrāhīm ibn al-Shāṭir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 14th century ⓘ |
| civilization | Islamic civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contribution | critical revision of inherited astronomical principles ⓘ |
| discipline | mathematical astronomy ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic astronomy
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astronomy ⓘ |
| genre | scholarly treatise ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-Copernican astronomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ptolemaic astronomy
NERFINISHED
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earlier Islamic astronomers ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extant in manuscript form ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
foundations of astronomical models
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theoretical astronomy ⓘ |
| tradition | Islamic scholarly tradition ⓘ |
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Subject: Nihāyat al-sūl fī taṣḥīḥ al-uṣūl Description of subject: Nihāyat al-sūl fī taṣḥīḥ al-uṣūl is a scholarly treatise by the 14th-century Damascene astronomer Ibn al-Shatir that refines and corrects foundational principles in Islamic astronomy.
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