Fath al-Bari
E221343
Fath al-Bari is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari, widely regarded as one of the most important works in Sunni Islamic scholarship.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fath al-Bari canonical | 2 |
| Fath al-Bari (Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari, incomplete) | 1 |
| Fath al-Bari bi Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1988070 — 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: Fath al-Bari Context triple: [Sahih al-Bukhari, hasCommentary, Fath al-Bari]
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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.
Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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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C.
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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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.
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.
- 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: Fath al-Bari Target entity description: Fath al-Bari is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari, widely regarded as one of the most important works in Sunni Islamic scholarship.
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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.
-
B.
Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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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C.
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.
-
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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholarly work
ⓘ
Sunni religious text ⓘ hadith commentary ⓘ |
| approxCompletionYearGregorian | 1438 CE ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani ⓘ |
| authorAffiliation | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| authorBirthYear | 1372 ⓘ |
| authorDeathYear | 1449 ⓘ |
| authorMadhhab |
Al-Shafi'i
ⓘ
surface form:
Shafi‘i
|
| authorName |
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
|
| basedOnEarlierWorks |
commentaries of Ibn Battal
ⓘ
commentaries of Ibn al-Munir ⓘ commentaries of al-Kirmani ⓘ |
| commentaryOn | Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ |
| completionYearHijri | 842 AH ⓘ |
| field |
Hadith studies
ⓘ
Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ |
| fullTitle |
Fath al-Bari
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fath al-Bari bi Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari
|
| genre | commentary ⓘ |
| hasCommentary | abridgements and marginal notes by later scholars ⓘ |
| hasMultiplePrintings | true ⓘ |
| importance | major commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ |
| includes |
analysis of hadith authenticity
ⓘ
discussion of variant narrations ⓘ explanation of hadith chains of transmission ⓘ juristic rulings derived from hadith ⓘ linguistic and lexical explanations ⓘ theological discussions ⓘ |
| influence |
curricula of traditional madrasas
ⓘ
later Sunni hadith scholarship ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| methodology |
comparative analysis of earlier hadith commentaries
ⓘ
use of biographical evaluation of narrators ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes |
13
ⓘ
15 ⓘ 20 ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Cairo ⓘ |
| printedBy |
Dar al-Maaref
ⓘ
surface form:
Dar al-Ma‘rifa
Dar al-Salam ⓘ various Middle Eastern publishers ⓘ |
| region |
Mamluk Sultanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluk Egypt
|
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| scholarlyReputation | highly authoritative ⓘ |
| statusInSunniTradition |
one of the most important works in Sunni hadith scholarship
ⓘ
standard reference for understanding Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ |
| subject |
Sharia
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic law
Prophetic traditions ⓘ hadith ⓘ hadith methodology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic universities
ⓘ
advanced hadith study circles ⓘ |
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Subject: Fath al-Bari Description of subject: Fath al-Bari is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari, widely regarded as one of the most important works in Sunni Islamic scholarship.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fath al-Bari (Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari, incomplete)
this entity surface form:
Fath al-Bari bi Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari