Kitab al-Tafsir
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Kitab al-Tafsir is the section of Sahih al-Bukhari devoted to explaining and interpreting the verses of the Qur’an through prophetic traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kitab al-Tafsir canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1988053 — 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: Kitab al-Tafsir Context triple: [Sahih al-Bukhari, hasPart, Kitab al-Tafsir]
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Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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B.
Tarjuman-ul-Quran
Tarjuman-ul-Quran is a renowned Urdu exegesis of the Qur’an authored by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, noted for its literary style and modernist, reformist interpretation of Islamic scripture.
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C.
Sahifat al-Madina
Sahifat al-Madina is an early Islamic charter attributed to the Prophet Muhammad that organized relations and mutual obligations among the diverse communities of Medina, often regarded as one of the first written constitutions in history.
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D.
al-Kafi
al-Kafi is one of the most important Shia hadith compilations, widely regarded as a foundational source of theology, law, and ethics in Twelver Shia Islam.
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E.
Kitáb-i-Íqán
Kitáb-i-Íqán is a central theological work of the Bahá'í Faith, written by Bahá'u'lláh, that explains the continuity of divine revelation and the symbolic meaning of religious scriptures.
- 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: Kitab al-Tafsir Target entity description: Kitab al-Tafsir is the section of Sahih al-Bukhari devoted to explaining and interpreting the verses of the Qur’an through prophetic traditions.
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A.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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B.
Tarjuman-ul-Quran
Tarjuman-ul-Quran is a renowned Urdu exegesis of the Qur’an authored by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, noted for its literary style and modernist, reformist interpretation of Islamic scripture.
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C.
Sahifat al-Madina
Sahifat al-Madina is an early Islamic charter attributed to the Prophet Muhammad that organized relations and mutual obligations among the diverse communities of Medina, often regarded as one of the first written constitutions in history.
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D.
al-Kafi
al-Kafi is one of the most important Shia hadith compilations, widely regarded as a foundational source of theology, law, and ethics in Twelver Shia Islam.
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E.
Kitáb-i-Íqán
Kitáb-i-Íqán is a central theological work of the Bahá'í Faith, written by Bahá'u'lláh, that explains the continuity of divine revelation and the symbolic meaning of religious scriptures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
ⓘ
hadith collection section ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify meanings of Qur’anic revelation
ⓘ
explain Qur’anic verses ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Abbasid Caliphate intellectual milieu ⓘ |
| associatedWithScholar |
Muhammad al-Bukhari
ⓘ
surface form:
Muhammad ibn Isma‘il al-Bukhari
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| author |
Muhammad al-Bukhari
ⓘ
surface form:
Muhammad ibn Isma‘il al-Bukhari
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| basedOn |
hadith of Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
prophetic traditions ⓘ |
| citedBy |
classical Muslim exegetes
ⓘ
contemporary Muslim scholars ⓘ |
| compiler |
Muhammad al-Bukhari
ⓘ
surface form:
Muhammad ibn Isma‘il al-Bukhari
|
| containedInWorkOfStatus |
Sahih al-Bukhari
ⓘ
surface form:
Sahih al-Bukhari is among the Kutub al-Sittah
|
| covers |
Meccan surahs
ⓘ
Medinan surahs ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Qur’anic exegesis
ⓘ
interpretation of Qur’anic verses ⓘ |
| genre |
Qur’anic commentary
ⓘ
hadith commentary ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatusIn | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later Qur’anic commentaries
ⓘ
later hadith-based tafsir works ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasOriginalScript | Arabic script ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAuthorityFor |
Sunni Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni Muslims
|
| hasStructure | organized by Qur’anic surahs and verses ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Kitab al-Tafsir self-link ⓘ |
| hasTranslations | multiple modern languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ |
| partOf | Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline |
hadith studies
ⓘ
tafsir ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| scriptureCommentedOn |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur’an
|
| studiedIn |
Islamic universities
ⓘ
traditional madrasas ⓘ |
| timeOfCompilation | 9th century CE ⓘ |
| transmittedIn | hadith manuscripts of Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deriving legal rulings
ⓘ
educational purposes in Islamic studies ⓘ theological understanding ⓘ |
| usesMethod | hadith-based exegesis ⓘ |
| usesSource |
actions of Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
approvals of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ sayings of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kitab al-Tafsir Description of subject: Kitab al-Tafsir is the section of Sahih al-Bukhari devoted to explaining and interpreting the verses of the Qur’an through prophetic traditions.
Referenced by (2)
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