Najm al-Dīn al-Nasafī
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Najm al-Dīn al-Nasafī was a prominent medieval Sunni theologian and jurist best known for his influential creed and contributions to the Māturīdī school of Islamic theology.
All labels observed (1)
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| Najm al-Dīn al-Nasafī canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15801238 — 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: Najm al-Dīn al-Nasafī Context triple: [Māturīdism, keyFigure, Najm al-Dīn al-Nasafī]
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A.
Shams al-Din
Shams al-Din is an honorific Islamic title meaning "Sun of the Faith," historically borne by prominent religious and political figures such as sultans and scholars.
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B.
Shihab al-Din
Shihab al-Din is an honorific title in the Islamic scholarly tradition meaning "Meteor of the Faith," often borne by distinguished religious scholars such as Ibn Hajar al-Haytami.
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C.
Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi
Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi was a prominent 14th-century Shafi'i jurist and scholar of Islamic law and Qur'anic sciences, known for his extensive and influential legal and exegetical writings.
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D.
Baha al-Din al-Amili
Baha al-Din al-Amili was a prominent 16th–17th century Shia scholar, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who became a leading intellectual figure in Safavid Iran.
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E.
Qavam al-Din
Qavam al-Din was a prominent Timurid-era miniature painter known for his refined contributions to the Persian miniature tradition.
- 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: Najm al-Dīn al-Nasafī Target entity description: Najm al-Dīn al-Nasafī was a prominent medieval Sunni theologian and jurist best known for his influential creed and contributions to the Māturīdī school of Islamic theology.
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A.
Shams al-Din
Shams al-Din is an honorific Islamic title meaning "Sun of the Faith," historically borne by prominent religious and political figures such as sultans and scholars.
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B.
Shihab al-Din
Shihab al-Din is an honorific title in the Islamic scholarly tradition meaning "Meteor of the Faith," often borne by distinguished religious scholars such as Ibn Hajar al-Haytami.
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C.
Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi
Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi was a prominent 14th-century Shafi'i jurist and scholar of Islamic law and Qur'anic sciences, known for his extensive and influential legal and exegetical writings.
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D.
Baha al-Din al-Amili
Baha al-Din al-Amili was a prominent 16th–17th century Shia scholar, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who became a leading intellectual figure in Safavid Iran.
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E.
Qavam al-Din
Qavam al-Din was a prominent Timurid-era miniature painter known for his refined contributions to the Persian miniature tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.