Abu Nasr al-Sarraj
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Abu Nasr al-Sarraj was a 10th-century Sufi scholar best known for his seminal work "Kitab al-Luma'," one of the earliest comprehensive manuals on Sufi doctrine and practice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abu Nasr al-Sarraj canonical | 2 |
| al-Sarraj | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1317288 — 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: Abu Nasr al-Sarraj Context triple: [al-Junayd, influenced, Abu Nasr al-Sarraj]
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A.
Fayez al-Sarraj
Fayez al-Sarraj is a Libyan politician who served as the head of the UN-backed Government of National Accord during the Second Libyan Civil War.
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B.
Khalifa Haftar
Khalifa Haftar is a Libyan military officer and warlord who leads the eastern-based Libyan National Army and has been a central figure in Libya’s post-2011 conflicts.
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C.
Ahmad Jarba
Ahmad Jarba is a Syrian opposition politician who served as president of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces during the Syrian Civil War.
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D.
Awni Abd al-Hadi
Awni Abd al-Hadi was a prominent Palestinian Arab nationalist leader, lawyer, and politician who played a key role in early 20th-century anti-colonial and anti-Zionist movements in Palestine.
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E.
Abdallah Menou
Abdallah Menou was a French general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras who converted to Islam during the French campaign in Egypt and served as a key military and administrative figure there.
- 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: Abu Nasr al-Sarraj Target entity description: Abu Nasr al-Sarraj was a 10th-century Sufi scholar best known for his seminal work "Kitab al-Luma'," one of the earliest comprehensive manuals on Sufi doctrine and practice.
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A.
Fayez al-Sarraj
Fayez al-Sarraj is a Libyan politician who served as the head of the UN-backed Government of National Accord during the Second Libyan Civil War.
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B.
Khalifa Haftar
Khalifa Haftar is a Libyan military officer and warlord who leads the eastern-based Libyan National Army and has been a central figure in Libya’s post-2011 conflicts.
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C.
Ahmad Jarba
Ahmad Jarba is a Syrian opposition politician who served as president of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces during the Syrian Civil War.
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D.
Awni Abd al-Hadi
Awni Abd al-Hadi was a prominent Palestinian Arab nationalist leader, lawyer, and politician who played a key role in early 20th-century anti-colonial and anti-Zionist movements in Palestine.
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E.
Abdallah Menou
Abdallah Menou was a French general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras who converted to Islam during the French campaign in Egypt and served as a key military and administrative figure there.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic mystic
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Muslim theologian ⓘ Sufi scholar ⓘ author ⓘ |
| aimOfWork |
to defend Sufism against accusations of heresy
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to systematize Sufi teachings ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Tus ⓘ |
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| describedAs | author of one of the earliest comprehensive manuals on Sufism ⓘ |
| diedInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hadith studies
ⓘ
Islamic mysticism ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ |
| fullName | Abu Nasr Abdallah ibn Ali al-Sarraj ⓘ |
| genre | Sufi manual ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
bridge between early ascetic Sufis and later Sufi orders
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early systematizer of Sufi doctrine ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abu Talib al-Makki
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al-Hujwiri ⓘ al-Qushayri ⓘ later Sufi manual literature ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Abu Nasr al-Sarraj al-Tusi
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Abu Nasr al-Sarraj ⓘ
surface form:
al-Sarraj
|
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainInterest | Sufism ⓘ |
| method |
compilation of sayings of early Sufis
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systematic exposition of Sufi concepts ⓘ |
| name | Abu Nasr al-Sarraj self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | Kitab al-Luma' ⓘ |
| region |
Khorasan
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surface form:
Greater Khorasan
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
biographical information on early Sufis
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early Sufi terminology and concepts ⓘ |
| topicCovered |
Sufi ethics
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Sufi states (ahwal) ⓘ Sufi stations (maqamat) ⓘ Sufi terminology ⓘ ascetic practices ⓘ ecstatic utterances ⓘ orthodoxy of Sufism within Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| tradition | classical Sufism ⓘ |
| workSubject |
Islamic spirituality
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Sufi doctrine ⓘ Sufi practice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abu Nasr al-Sarraj Description of subject: Abu Nasr al-Sarraj was a 10th-century Sufi scholar best known for his seminal work "Kitab al-Luma'," one of the earliest comprehensive manuals on Sufi doctrine and practice.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
al-Junayd
this entity surface form:
al-Sarraj