Kufa
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Kufa is an ancient Iraqi city that became an early Islamic cultural and religious center, historically renowned as a hub of scholarship and calligraphy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kufa canonical | 67 |
| Kufa (according to many reports) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
city ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abd Allah ibn Masʿud
ⓘ
Abu Hanifa ⓘ Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Kufic script ⓘ early Kufan jurists ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Saʿd ibn Abi Waqqas ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
7th century
ⓘ
c. 638 CE ⓘ |
| foundedUnder |
Umar ibn al-Khattab
ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab
|
| gaveNameTo | Kufic script ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Great Mosque of Kufa
ⓘ
Mihrab associated with Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of Arabic calligraphy
ⓘ
center of Arabic grammar ⓘ center of Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ center of Islamic scholarship ⓘ center of Qurʾanic studies ⓘ center of hadith scholarship ⓘ early Islamic capital ⓘ garrison town ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Najaf
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Najaf Governorate
Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Najaf ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Euphrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Euphrates River
|
| modernStatus | urban area within Najaf Governorate ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Hillah
ⓘ
Najaf ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Arabic calligraphy and Kufic script
ⓘ
Islamic scholarship ⓘ Qurʾanic recitation traditions ⓘ |
| partOf | Iraqi historical cities ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | predominantly Shia Muslim (modern era) ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
important city in Shia Islam
ⓘ
site of major early Islamic events ⓘ |
| roleInArabicStudies | center of Kufan school of grammar ⓘ |
| roleInIslamicLaw | center of Kufan school of fiqh ⓘ |
| servedAsCapitalFor | Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+3 ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
Referenced by (68)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
As-Saffah
subject surface form:
As-Saffah
this entity surface form:
Kufa (according to many reports)
subject surface form:
Ali ibn Abi Talib