Mishkat al-Anwar
E170110
Mishkat al-Anwar is a seminal mystical-philosophical treatise in Islamic thought that explores the metaphor of divine light and the nature of spiritual knowledge.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mishkat al-Anwar canonical | 2 |
| Ayat an-Nur | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1473708 — 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: Mishkat al-Anwar Context triple: [Al-Ghazali, notableWork, Mishkat al-Anwar]
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A.
Lisān al-Ghayb
Lisān al-Ghayb is the honorific epithet of the Persian poet Hafez, highlighting his perceived mystical insight into the unseen and the divine.
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B.
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani is an honorific title for Surah Al-Fatiha, highlighting its special status as a frequently recited, foundational chapter of the Qur’an.
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C.
The Zahir
The Zahir is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores themes of obsession, love, and spiritual self-discovery through the story of a writer searching for his missing wife.
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D.
Mashahid al-Asrar
Mashahid al-Asrar is a seminal mystical treatise by the Sufi philosopher Ibn Arabi that explores visionary experiences and esoteric spiritual insights.
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E.
The Crescent
The Crescent is an iconic Georgian crescent-shaped building in Buxton, Derbyshire, historically developed as a grand spa hotel and assembly rooms and now a prominent architectural landmark.
- 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: Mishkat al-Anwar Target entity description: Mishkat al-Anwar is a seminal mystical-philosophical treatise in Islamic thought that explores the metaphor of divine light and the nature of spiritual knowledge.
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A.
Lisān al-Ghayb
Lisān al-Ghayb is the honorific epithet of the Persian poet Hafez, highlighting his perceived mystical insight into the unseen and the divine.
-
B.
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani is an honorific title for Surah Al-Fatiha, highlighting its special status as a frequently recited, foundational chapter of the Qur’an.
-
C.
The Zahir
The Zahir is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores themes of obsession, love, and spiritual self-discovery through the story of a writer searching for his missing wife.
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D.
Mashahid al-Asrar
Mashahid al-Asrar is a seminal mystical treatise by the Sufi philosopher Ibn Arabi that explores visionary experiences and esoteric spiritual insights.
-
E.
The Crescent
The Crescent is an iconic Georgian crescent-shaped building in Buxton, Derbyshire, historically developed as a grand spa hotel and assembly rooms and now a prominent architectural landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic philosophical treatise
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Persianate Islamic text ⓘ Sufi treatise ⓘ mystical work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| aim |
to clarify the stages of spiritual knowledge
ⓘ
to explain the nature of divine light ⓘ |
| authorName |
al‑Ghazali
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surface form:
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
al‑Ghazali ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Ghazali of Tus
|
| basedOnQuranVerse |
Ayat al-Nur
ⓘ
Qur’an 24:35 ⓘ |
| circulation | widely studied in classical madrasas ⓘ |
| dateWrittenApprox | early 12th century ⓘ |
| genre |
Qur’anic commentary (partial, allegorical)
ⓘ
philosophical-mystical treatise ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Mishkat al-Anwar self-link ⓘ |
| hasTranslatedTitle | The Niche of Lights ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Islamic mystical theology
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Islamic philosophy of light ⓘ later Sufi metaphysics ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Light of Lights
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degrees of spiritual perception ⓘ inner and outer meanings of revelation ⓘ purification of the heart ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainDiscipline |
Islamic philosophy
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Islamic theology ⓘ Sufism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
divine light
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epistemology of illumination ⓘ hierarchy of lights ⓘ metaphor of light ⓘ mystical interpretation of the Qur’an ⓘ relationship between God and creation ⓘ spiritual knowledge ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCorpus |
al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghazalian corpus
|
| philosophicalOrientation |
illuminationist tendency
ⓘ
mystical epistemology ⓘ |
| placeOfCompositionApprox |
Khorasan
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Khorasan region
Greater Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Iraq
|
| reception | highly influential in Islamic intellectual history ⓘ |
| relatedWorkBySameAuthor |
Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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surface form:
Ihya Ulum al-Din
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal ⓘ
surface form:
al-Munqidh min al-Dalal
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| religiousBranch | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| structureFeature |
allegorical exegesis of the Light Verse
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hierarchical classification of lights ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
al‑Ghazali
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surface form:
Al-Ghazali
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mishkat al-Anwar Description of subject: Mishkat al-Anwar is a seminal mystical-philosophical treatise in Islamic thought that explores the metaphor of divine light and the nature of spiritual knowledge.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Al-Ghazali
this entity surface form:
Ayat an-Nur