Kitab al-Bukhala
E1022034
Kitab al-Bukhala is a famous 9th-century Arabic prose work by Al-Jahiz that satirically portrays misers and stinginess through witty anecdotes and social commentary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kitab al-Bukhala canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13130784 — 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-Bukhala Context triple: [Al-Jahiz, knownFor, Kitab al-Bukhala]
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A.
Kitab al-Wasaya
Kitab al-Wasaya is a seminal early Sufi treatise by al-Harith al-Muhasibi that offers ethical and spiritual guidance on self-discipline, piety, and inner purification.
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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.
Kitāb al-Ashribah
Kitāb al-Ashribah is a classical Arabic work, attributed to the philologist al-Asmaʿi, that focuses on drinks and related vocabulary as part of early Arabic linguistic and cultural studies.
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E.
Kitab al-Sab'in
Kitab al-Sab'in is a seminal alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, exploring theoretical and practical aspects of chemistry and transmutation.
- 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-Bukhala Target entity description: Kitab al-Bukhala is a famous 9th-century Arabic prose work by Al-Jahiz that satirically portrays misers and stinginess through witty anecdotes and social commentary.
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A.
Kitab al-Wasaya
Kitab al-Wasaya is a seminal early Sufi treatise by al-Harith al-Muhasibi that offers ethical and spiritual guidance on self-discipline, piety, and inner purification.
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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.
Kitāb al-Ashribah
Kitāb al-Ashribah is a classical Arabic work, attributed to the philologist al-Asmaʿi, that focuses on drinks and related vocabulary as part of early Arabic linguistic and cultural studies.
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E.
Kitab al-Sab'in
Kitab al-Sab'in is a seminal alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, exploring theoretical and practical aspects of chemistry and transmutation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic prose work
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adab literature ⓘ satirical work ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 9th century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baghdad
NERFINISHED
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Basra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Al-Jahiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition in medieval Islam ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 9th century ⓘ |
| genre |
adab
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prose ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
classic of Arabic humor
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important source on social history of Abbasid period ⓘ |
| hasModernForm |
critical editions
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translations into European languages ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | critical view of avarice ⓘ |
| hasReception |
studied by modern scholars of Arabic literature
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widely read in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
rhetorically elaborate prose
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use of isnads and reported speech ⓘ |
| influenced | later Arabic satirical prose ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
anecdotes
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short narratives ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | classical Arabic literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
miserliness
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social satire ⓘ stinginess ⓘ |
| movement | Mu'tazilite intellectual milieu ⓘ |
| narrativeMode |
humorous
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satirical ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf | Arabic adab canon ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Al-Bayan wa al-Tabyin
NERFINISHED
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Al-Hayawan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Abbasid-era urban society ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
everyday life in Abbasid society
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portrayal of misers ⓘ social behavior ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Book of Misers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
character sketches
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irony ⓘ witty anecdotes ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Abu Uthman Amr ibn Bahr al-Jahiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kitab al-Bukhala Description of subject: Kitab al-Bukhala is a famous 9th-century Arabic prose work by Al-Jahiz that satirically portrays misers and stinginess through witty anecdotes and social commentary.
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