Algazel
E169428
Algazel is the Latinized name of Al-Ghazali, the influential 11th-century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and Sufi whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and medieval European philosophy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Algazel canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1473688 — 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: Algazel Context triple: [Al-Ghazali, alsoKnownAs, Algazel]
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A.
Tarasque
The Tarasque is a legendary dragon-like monster from Provençal folklore, famously tamed by Saint Martha and associated with the town of Tarascon in southern France.
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B.
Zahhak
Zahhak is a legendary tyrant king in Persian mythology, most famously depicted in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh as a demonic ruler with serpents growing from his shoulders.
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C.
Auxerrois
Auxerrois is a French red wine grape variety more commonly known as Malbec, widely used in robust, deeply colored wines.
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D.
Demogorgon
Demogorgon is a terrifying predatory monster from the Upside Down in the TV series "Stranger Things," known for its humanoid body and flower-like, tooth-filled head.
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E.
Orcus
Orcus is a large trans-Neptunian dwarf-planet candidate in the Kuiper Belt, often considered a "twin" of Pluto due to its similar size, orbit, and composition.
- 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: Algazel Target entity description: Algazel is the Latinized name of Al-Ghazali, the influential 11th-century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and Sufi whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and medieval European philosophy.
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A.
Tarasque
The Tarasque is a legendary dragon-like monster from Provençal folklore, famously tamed by Saint Martha and associated with the town of Tarascon in southern France.
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B.
Zahhak
Zahhak is a legendary tyrant king in Persian mythology, most famously depicted in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh as a demonic ruler with serpents growing from his shoulders.
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C.
Auxerrois
Auxerrois is a French red wine grape variety more commonly known as Malbec, widely used in robust, deeply colored wines.
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D.
Demogorgon
Demogorgon is a terrifying predatory monster from the Upside Down in the TV series "Stranger Things," known for its humanoid body and flower-like, tooth-filled head.
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E.
Orcus
Orcus is a large trans-Neptunian dwarf-planet candidate in the Kuiper Belt, often considered a "twin" of Pluto due to its similar size, orbit, and composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
ⓘ
Persian person ⓘ Sufi ⓘ jurist ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| century | 11th century ⓘ |
| critiqued |
Avicennian metaphysics
ⓘ
Peripatetic philosophy ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| field |
Sufi metaphysics
ⓘ
fiqh ⓘ kalam ⓘ Usul al-fiqh ⓘ
surface form:
usul al-fiqh
|
| followsCreed |
Ash'ari
ⓘ
surface form:
Ash‘ari
|
| followsMadhhab |
Al-Shafi'i
ⓘ
surface form:
Shafi‘i
|
| followsSchool | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| hasBirthCountry | Persia ⓘ |
| hasBirthPlace | Tus ⓘ |
| hasBirthRegion | Khorasan ⓘ |
| hasBirthYear | 1058 ⓘ |
| hasDeathPlace | Tus ⓘ |
| hasDeathYear | 1111 ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | Persian ⓘ |
| hasLatinizedName | Algazel self-link ⓘ |
| hasName |
al‑Ghazali
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali
al‑Ghazali ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
al‑Ghazali ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Ghazali
Algazel self-link ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
doubt as a path to certainty
ⓘ
occasionalism ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | professor at Nizamiyya of Baghdad ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Hujjat al-Islam ⓘ |
| influenced |
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
ⓘ
Islamic philosophy ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ Latin scholasticism ⓘ Maimonides ⓘ Sufism ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
medieval Christian philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ash'ari
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Ash‘ari
Al-Farabi ⓘ Al-Juwayni ⓘ Al-Muhasibi ⓘ Avicenna ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic jurisprudence
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Islamic theology ⓘ Sufism ⓘ critique of philosophy ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| region | Khorasan ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Nizamiyya of Baghdad ⓘ |
| wroteWork |
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal
ⓘ
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Mustasfa min ‘Ilm al-Usul
Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din ⓘ
surface form:
Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
Tahafut al-Falasifa ⓘ
surface form:
Maqasid al-Falasifa
The Incoherence of the Philosophers ⓘ The Niche of Lights ⓘ Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din ⓘ
surface form:
The Revival of the Religious Sciences
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Algazel Description of subject: Algazel is the Latinized name of Al-Ghazali, the influential 11th-century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and Sufi whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and medieval European philosophy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Al-Ghazali