Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
E170109
Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din is a seminal Islamic spiritual and ethical treatise that systematically integrates jurisprudence, theology, and Sufism to guide Muslims in both outward practice and inner purification.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ihya Ulum al-Din | 4 |
| Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din canonical | 1 |
| Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din | 1 |
| Revival of the Religious Sciences | 1 |
| The Revival of the Religious Sciences | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1473705 — 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: Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din Context triple: [Al-Ghazali, notableWork, Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din]
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A.
al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani
Al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani is a seminal 12th-century Hanafi legal manual that systematically presents and analyzes Islamic jurisprudence and its rulings.
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B.
Hujjat al-Islam
Hujjat al-Islam is an honorific title meaning "Proof of Islam," famously associated with the influential Muslim theologian and philosopher Al-Ghazali.
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C.
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological treatise that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
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D.
al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah is a monumental medieval Islamic legal encyclopedia that systematically presents and analyzes Hanbali jurisprudence alongside the opinions of other major Sunni schools.
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E.
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory in which Al-Ghazali systematically presents and analyzes the principles and methodology of usul al-fiqh.
- 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: Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din Target entity description: Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din is a seminal Islamic spiritual and ethical treatise that systematically integrates jurisprudence, theology, and Sufism to guide Muslims in both outward practice and inner purification.
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A.
al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani
Al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani is a seminal 12th-century Hanafi legal manual that systematically presents and analyzes Islamic jurisprudence and its rulings.
-
B.
Hujjat al-Islam
Hujjat al-Islam is an honorific title meaning "Proof of Islam," famously associated with the influential Muslim theologian and philosopher Al-Ghazali.
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C.
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological treatise that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
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D.
al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah is a monumental medieval Islamic legal encyclopedia that systematically presents and analyzes Hanbali jurisprudence alongside the opinions of other major Sunni schools.
-
E.
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory in which Al-Ghazali systematically presents and analyzes the principles and methodology of usul al-fiqh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious book
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Sufi treatise ⓘ ethical treatise ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
guide Muslims in ethical living
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integrate law and spirituality ⓘ revive religious sciences in Islam ⓘ |
| author |
al‑Ghazali
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surface form:
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
al‑Ghazali ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Ghazali
|
| centuryWritten | 11th century ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
asceticism
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gratitude ⓘ patience ⓘ remembrance of God ⓘ repentance ⓘ ritual worship ⓘ sincerity ⓘ social conduct ⓘ trust in God ⓘ vices ⓘ virtues ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
inner purification
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outward religious practice ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
fiqh
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kalam ⓘ tasawwuf ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book 1: Acts of Worship
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Book 2: Norms of Daily Life ⓘ Book 3: The Ways to Perdition ⓘ Book 4: The Ways to Salvation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic ethical thought
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Sunni Islamic scholarship ⓘ later Sufi literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic ethics
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Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ Islamic spirituality ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ Sufism ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Islamic world ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
classic of Islamic literature
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major work of al-Ghazali ⓘ seminal work in Islamic spirituality ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| structure | divided into thematic books and chapters ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Revival of the Religious Sciences
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Subject: Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din Description of subject: Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din is a seminal Islamic spiritual and ethical treatise that systematically integrates jurisprudence, theology, and Sufism to guide Muslims in both outward practice and inner purification.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Al-Ghazali
this entity surface form:
The Revival of the Religious Sciences
this entity surface form:
Ihya Ulum al-Din
this entity surface form:
Ihya Ulum al-Din
this entity surface form:
Revival of the Religious Sciences
this entity surface form:
Ihya Ulum al-Din
this entity surface form:
Ihya Ulum al-Din