Basra school of early Sufism
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The Basra school of early Sufism was a formative mystical tradition in early Islam, centered in the Iraqi city of Basra and known for its emphasis on asceticism and selfless divine love.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basra school of early Sufism canonical | 1 |
| Basra school of theology | 1 |
| School of Ibn Arabi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Basra school of early Sufism Context triple: [Rabia al-Adawiyya, associatedWith, Basra school of early Sufism]
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Shia Sufism
Shia Sufism is a mystical current within Shia Islam that integrates Sufi spiritual practices and metaphysics with Shia theological and devotional frameworks.
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Qadiriyya Sufi tradition
The Qadiriyya Sufi tradition is one of the oldest and most widespread Sufi orders in Islam, known for its emphasis on spiritual purification, devotion, and charitable works.
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Suhrawardiyya
Suhrawardiyya is a major Sufi order originating in the Islamic world, known for its emphasis on spiritual discipline, ethical conduct, and organized missionary activity.
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Nizamiyya of Baghdad
The Nizamiyya of Baghdad was a renowned medieval Islamic institution of higher learning, celebrated for its advanced studies in theology, law, and literature and for educating prominent scholars such as Saadi.
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E.
Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam
Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam is a historic educational institution in Karachi, Pakistan, renowned as the alma mater of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basra school of early Sufism Target entity description: The Basra school of early Sufism was a formative mystical tradition in early Islam, centered in the Iraqi city of Basra and known for its emphasis on asceticism and selfless divine love.
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A.
Shia Sufism
Shia Sufism is a mystical current within Shia Islam that integrates Sufi spiritual practices and metaphysics with Shia theological and devotional frameworks.
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B.
Qadiriyya Sufi tradition
The Qadiriyya Sufi tradition is one of the oldest and most widespread Sufi orders in Islam, known for its emphasis on spiritual purification, devotion, and charitable works.
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C.
Suhrawardiyya
Suhrawardiyya is a major Sufi order originating in the Islamic world, known for its emphasis on spiritual discipline, ethical conduct, and organized missionary activity.
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D.
Nizamiyya of Baghdad
The Nizamiyya of Baghdad was a renowned medieval Islamic institution of higher learning, celebrated for its advanced studies in theology, law, and literature and for educating prominent scholars such as Saadi.
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E.
Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam
Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam is a historic educational institution in Karachi, Pakistan, renowned as the alma mater of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic mystical tradition
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Sufi school ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abu Hazim al-Aʿraj
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Hasan al-Basri ⓘ Malik ibn Dinar ⓘ Rabia al‑Adawiyya ⓘ
surface form:
Rabiʿa al-ʿAdawiyya
Shaqiq al-Balkhi ⓘ Sufyan al-Thawri ⓘ Abu Hazim al-Aʿraj ⓘ
surface form:
al-Fudayl ibn ʿIyad
|
| characteristic |
emphasis on inner sincerity over outward show
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emphasis on weeping out of fear and love of God ⓘ intense devotional practice ⓘ simple lifestyle ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| doctrine |
ikhlāṣ (sincerity)
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khawf wa rajāʾ (fear and hope) ⓘ maḥabba (divine love) ⓘ zuhd (asceticism) ⓘ |
| emphasis |
asceticism
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constant remembrance of God ⓘ fear of God ⓘ hope in God ⓘ moral purification ⓘ patience (sabr) ⓘ poverty (faqr) ⓘ renunciation of worldly attachments ⓘ repentance (tawba) ⓘ selfless divine love ⓘ sincerity in worship ⓘ trust in God (tawakkul) ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early articulation of the concept of divine love in Islam
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formative phase of institutional Sufism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baghdad school of Sufism
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Sufi ethics ⓘ later classical Sufi metaphysics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hadith
ⓘ
Quran ⓘ
surface form:
Qurʾan
early Muslim piety movements ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Basra ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Hasan al-Basri
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Rabia al‑Adawiyya ⓘ
surface form:
Rabiʿa al-ʿAdawiyya
|
| region | Iraq ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sufism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
8th century
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9th century ⓘ |
| viewOnLove |
love of God should be free from desire for reward
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love of God should be free from fear of punishment ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rabia al-Adawiyya
this entity surface form:
School of Ibn Arabi
this entity surface form:
Basra school of theology