al-Qushayri
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Al-Qushayri was an 11th-century Persian Sufi scholar best known for his influential treatise "al-Risala al-Qushayriyya," which systematized Sufi doctrine and practice within Sunni Islam.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Qushayri canonical | 5 |
| Abu al-Qasim al-Qushayri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1317289 — 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.
Target entity: al-Qushayri Context triple: [al-Junayd, influenced, al-Qushayri]
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Al-Khalil
Al-Khalil is the Arabic name for the city of Hebron in the West Bank, a historically significant and religiously important city revered in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
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Ibn Hazm
Ibn Hazm was an influential 11th-century Andalusian polymath, jurist, theologian, and philosopher best known for his works on Islamic law, theology, and ethics, including the famous treatise "The Ring of the Dove."
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Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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Farid ud-Din Attar
Farid ud-Din Attar was a 12th–13th century Persian Sufi poet and mystic best known for his allegorical masterpiece "The Conference of the Birds," which profoundly shaped later Sufi literature and thought.
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Saadi
Saadi was a renowned 13th-century Persian poet and prose writer best known for his moralistic and philosophical works such as "Bustan" and "Gulistan."
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: al-Qushayri Target entity description: Al-Qushayri was an 11th-century Persian Sufi scholar best known for his influential treatise "al-Risala al-Qushayriyya," which systematized Sufi doctrine and practice within Sunni Islam.
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A.
Al-Khalil
Al-Khalil is the Arabic name for the city of Hebron in the West Bank, a historically significant and religiously important city revered in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
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B.
Ibn Hazm
Ibn Hazm was an influential 11th-century Andalusian polymath, jurist, theologian, and philosopher best known for his works on Islamic law, theology, and ethics, including the famous treatise "The Ring of the Dove."
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C.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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D.
Farid ud-Din Attar
Farid ud-Din Attar was a 12th–13th century Persian Sufi poet and mystic best known for his allegorical masterpiece "The Conference of the Birds," which profoundly shaped later Sufi literature and thought.
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E.
Saadi
Saadi was a renowned 13th-century Persian poet and prose writer best known for his moralistic and philosophical works such as "Bustan" and "Gulistan."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ashʿari theologian
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Hadith scholar ⓘ Islamic theologian ⓘ Persian writer ⓘ Shafiʿi jurist ⓘ Sufi scholar ⓘ Sunni Muslim ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Iran ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ustuwa ⓘ |
| birthRegion | near Nishapur ⓘ |
| birthYear | 986 ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1072 ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| doctrine | reconciliation of Sufism with Sunni orthodoxy ⓘ |
| era | 11th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Persian ⓘ |
| familyName | al-Qushayri self-link ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hadith studies
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Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ Sufism ⓘ |
| fiqhSchool |
Shafi'i school
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surface form:
Shafiʿi
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| fullName | ʿAbd al-Karim ibn Hawazin al-Qushayri ⓘ |
| genre | Sufi manual ⓘ |
| givenName | ʿAbd al-Karim ⓘ |
| influenced |
al‑Ghazali
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surface form:
al-Ghazali
later Sunni Sufi tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abu al-Qasim al-Qushayri’s Sufi predecessors in Khurasan
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al‑Junayd ⓘ
surface form:
al-Junayd
al-Harith al-Muhasibi ⓘ
surface form:
al-Muhasibi
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| mainWork |
Al-Risala
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surface form:
al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
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| notableFor |
defending Sufism within Sunni Islam
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systematizing Sufi doctrine and practice ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lataʾif al-Isharat
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Tartib al-Suluk ⓘ al-Risala al-Qushayriyya ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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preacher ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Khorasan
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surface form:
Khurasan
Nishapur ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolTradition |
Ash'ari
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surface form:
Ashʿari school
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| subjectOf | Sufi biographical literature ⓘ |
| sufiOrder | early Khurasani Sufism ⓘ |
| teacherOf | al-Hujwiri ⓘ |
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Subject: al-Qushayri Description of subject: Al-Qushayri was an 11th-century Persian Sufi scholar best known for his influential treatise "al-Risala al-Qushayriyya," which systematized Sufi doctrine and practice within Sunni Islam.
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