Mathnawi
E120191
Mathnawi is a monumental six-volume Persian Sufi poetic work by Rumi that explores mystical love, spiritual wisdom, and the path to divine union.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mathnawi canonical | 2 |
| Mathnawi-ye Ma'nawi | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1039987 — 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: Mathnawi Context triple: [Rumi, notableWork, Mathnawi]
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A.
Myal
Myal is an Afro-Caribbean spiritual tradition originating among enslaved Africans in Jamaica, characterized by spirit possession, healing rituals, and resistance to oppression.
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B.
Namba
Namba is a major commercial and entertainment district in Osaka, Japan, known for its bustling nightlife, shopping, and iconic neon-lit streets.
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C.
Shifnal
Shifnal is a small market town in Shropshire, England, known for its historic buildings and proximity to Telford.
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D.
Nganasan
The Nganasan are an Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Siberia, traditionally semi-nomadic reindeer hunters and fishers with a distinct Uralic language and culture.
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E.
Maarenga’yam
Maarenga’yam is the self-designated name of the Serrano people, an Indigenous group native to what is now Southern California.
- 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: Mathnawi Target entity description: Mathnawi is a monumental six-volume Persian Sufi poetic work by Rumi that explores mystical love, spiritual wisdom, and the path to divine union.
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A.
Myal
Myal is an Afro-Caribbean spiritual tradition originating among enslaved Africans in Jamaica, characterized by spirit possession, healing rituals, and resistance to oppression.
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B.
Namba
Namba is a major commercial and entertainment district in Osaka, Japan, known for its bustling nightlife, shopping, and iconic neon-lit streets.
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C.
Shifnal
Shifnal is a small market town in Shropshire, England, known for its historic buildings and proximity to Telford.
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D.
Nganasan
The Nganasan are an Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Siberia, traditionally semi-nomadic reindeer hunters and fishers with a distinct Uralic language and culture.
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E.
Maarenga’yam
Maarenga’yam is the self-designated name of the Serrano people, an Indigenous group native to what is now Southern California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian poetic work
ⓘ
Sufi literature ⓘ didactic poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Masnavi
ⓘ
Masnavi ⓘ
surface form:
Masnavi-ye Ma'navi
Mathnawi ⓘ
surface form:
Mathnawi-ye Ma'nawi
Masnavi ⓘ
surface form:
Spiritual Masnavi
|
| associatedWith |
Mevleviyya
ⓘ
surface form:
Mevlevi order
|
| author |
Rumi
ⓘ
surface form:
Jalal al-Din Rumi
|
| centralConcept |
annihilation of the self (fana)
ⓘ
union with the Divine (baqa) ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| commentedOnBy |
Abul-Hasan Kharaqani (traditional attributions)
ⓘ
Ismail Ankaravi ⓘ modern Rumi scholars ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
| compositionPlace | Konya ⓘ |
| contains |
Qur'anic stories
ⓘ
anecdotes ⓘ fables ⓘ moral teachings ⓘ parables ⓘ |
| form | masnavi verse form ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic Sufi poetry
ⓘ
mystical poetry ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English translations
ⓘ
Turkish translations ⓘ Urdu translations ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ottoman Divan literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman literature
Persian literature ⓘ South Asian Sufi literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hadith
ⓘ
Quran ⓘ
surface form:
Qur'an
earlier Sufi teachings ⓘ |
| keySymbol |
journey of the soul
ⓘ
love as a transformative fire ⓘ reed flute (ney) ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
mystical love
ⓘ
path to divine union ⓘ spiritual wisdom ⓘ |
| metre | ramal metre ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 6 ⓘ |
| openingLineTheme | lament of the reed flute ⓘ |
| purpose |
guidance on the Sufi path
ⓘ
spiritual instruction ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Islam
ⓘ
Sufism ⓘ |
| structure | six books ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Islamic seminaries
ⓘ
Sufi lodges ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mathnawi Description of subject: Mathnawi is a monumental six-volume Persian Sufi poetic work by Rumi that explores mystical love, spiritual wisdom, and the path to divine union.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mathnawi-ye Ma'nawi
this entity surface form:
Mathnawi-ye Ma'nawi