Al-Tasrif
E311979
Al-Tasrif is a comprehensive 30-volume medical encyclopedia by the Andalusian physician Al-Zahrawi, renowned for its detailed surgical techniques and lasting influence on both Islamic and European medicine.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Tasrif canonical | 1 |
| Kitab al-Tasrif used as a standard surgical text in Europe for centuries | 1 |
| Liber Alsaharavi de Chirurgia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2931220 — 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: Al-Tasrif Context triple: [Islamic medicine, hasWork, Al-Tasrif]
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A.
al-Mabsut by al-Sarakhsi
Al-Mabsut by al-Sarakhsi is a monumental multi-volume work of Islamic jurisprudence that systematically expounds and analyzes Hanafi legal doctrine.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
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E.
Fath al-Bari
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.
- 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: Al-Tasrif Target entity description: Al-Tasrif is a comprehensive 30-volume medical encyclopedia by the Andalusian physician Al-Zahrawi, renowned for its detailed surgical techniques and lasting influence on both Islamic and European medicine.
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A.
al-Mabsut by al-Sarakhsi
Al-Mabsut by al-Sarakhsi is a monumental multi-volume work of Islamic jurisprudence that systematically expounds and analyzes Hanafi legal doctrine.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
-
E.
Fath al-Bari
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medical encyclopedia
ⓘ
medical treatise ⓘ |
| author |
Al-Zahrawi (Abulcasis)
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surface form:
Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi
Al-Zahrawi (Abulcasis) ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Zahrawi
|
| completionDate | early 11th century ⓘ |
| contains |
case histories
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illustrations of surgical instruments ⓘ pharmaceutical recipes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Andalusia
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surface form:
Al-Andalus
|
| describes |
bone-setting methods
ⓘ
cauterization techniques ⓘ dental extraction techniques ⓘ eye surgery procedures ⓘ obstetric procedures ⓘ surgical instruments ⓘ surgical techniques ⓘ |
| field |
dentistry
ⓘ
medicine ⓘ obstetrics ⓘ ophthalmology ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ surgery ⓘ |
| hasPart |
pharmacological volume
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surgical volume ⓘ volume on bone fractures ⓘ volume on cauterization ⓘ volume on dentistry ⓘ volume on obstetrics and gynecology ⓘ volume on ophthalmology ⓘ |
| influenced |
European medicine
ⓘ
Islamic medicine ⓘ Renaissance surgery ⓘ medieval surgery ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| LatinTitle |
Al-Tasrif
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Liber Alsaharavi de Chirurgia
|
| notableFor |
detailed classification of surgical instruments
ⓘ
long-lasting influence on surgery ⓘ systematic description of surgery ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 30 ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Cordoba (historical)
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surface form:
Cordoba
|
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Hebrew
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| usedAs |
medical textbook
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surgical manual ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic medical education
ⓘ
medieval European universities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al-Tasrif Description of subject: Al-Tasrif is a comprehensive 30-volume medical encyclopedia by the Andalusian physician Al-Zahrawi, renowned for its detailed surgical techniques and lasting influence on both Islamic and European medicine.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Al-Zahrawi
this entity surface form:
Kitab al-Tasrif used as a standard surgical text in Europe for centuries
this entity surface form:
Liber Alsaharavi de Chirurgia