al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
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al-Risala al-Qushayriyya is a foundational 11th-century Sufi treatise that systematically presents Sufi doctrines, ethics, and biographies of early mystics within an orthodox Islamic framework.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghazalian corpus | 1 |
| Sharḥ al-Risāla al-Qushayriyya | 1 |
| al-Risala al-Qushayriyya canonical | 1 |
| al-Risāla al-Qushayriyya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6552897 — 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-Risala al-Qushayriyya Context triple: [al-Qushayri, notableWork, al-Risala al-Qushayriyya]
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Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
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B.
Kitab of Sibawayh
The Kitab of Sibawayh is a foundational 8th-century treatise on Arabic grammar that systematized the language and became the central reference work of the Basra grammatical tradition.
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C.
Risaletü’n-Nushiyye
Risaletü’n-Nushiyye is a didactic Sufi mesnevi by Yunus Emre that offers moral and spiritual guidance in poetic form.
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D.
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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E.
Kitab al-Huruf
Kitab al-Huruf is a philosophical treatise by Al-Farabi that explores the relationship between language, logic, and metaphysics within the framework of Islamic Aristotelian thought.
- 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-Risala al-Qushayriyya Target entity description: al-Risala al-Qushayriyya is a foundational 11th-century Sufi treatise that systematically presents Sufi doctrines, ethics, and biographies of early mystics within an orthodox Islamic framework.
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A.
Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
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B.
Kitab of Sibawayh
The Kitab of Sibawayh is a foundational 8th-century treatise on Arabic grammar that systematized the language and became the central reference work of the Basra grammatical tradition.
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C.
Risaletü’n-Nushiyye
Risaletü’n-Nushiyye is a didactic Sufi mesnevi by Yunus Emre that offers moral and spiritual guidance in poetic form.
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D.
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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E.
Kitab al-Huruf
Kitab al-Huruf is a philosophical treatise by Al-Farabi that explores the relationship between language, logic, and metaphysics within the framework of Islamic Aristotelian thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic prose work
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Islamic theological work ⓘ Sufi treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to defend Sufis against accusations of heresy
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to reconcile Sufism with Sunni orthodoxy ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Qushayri’s Epistle on Sufism
NERFINISHED
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al-Risala fi ‘ilm al-tasawwuf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDateWritten | c. 1045–1046 CE ⓘ |
| author | Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Karim al-Qushayri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| contains |
Qur’anic citations
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biographies of early Sufis ⓘ discussion of Sufi practices ⓘ discussion of Sufi terminology ⓘ hadith citations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Khurasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 11th century ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Sufi manual
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hagiographical work ⓘ |
| hasPart |
biographical notices of early Sufis
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section on Sufi states (ahwal) ⓘ section on Sufi stations (maqamat) ⓘ section on Sufi technical terms (istilahāt) ⓘ section on adab (spiritual etiquette) ⓘ |
| influenced |
al-Ghazali’s writings on Sufism
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al-Hujwiri’s Kashf al-Mahjub NERFINISHED ⓘ later Sufi manuals ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| madhhabContext | Shafi‘i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic ethics
NERFINISHED
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Islamic mysticism ⓘ Sufi doctrine ⓘ Sufism ⓘ |
| notableFigureDiscussed |
Abu Yazid al-Bistami
NERFINISHED
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Sahl al-Tustari NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Hallaj NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Harith al-Muhasibi NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Junayd al-Baghdadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Nishapur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| status |
authoritative reference for Sunni Sufi orders
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foundational text of classical Sufism ⓘ |
| structure | introduction on creed followed by chapters on Sufi concepts and biographies ⓘ |
| theologicalSchoolContext | Ash‘ari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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Persian ⓘ Turkish ⓘ Urdu ⓘ |
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Subject: al-Risala al-Qushayriyya Description of subject: al-Risala al-Qushayriyya is a foundational 11th-century Sufi treatise that systematically presents Sufi doctrines, ethics, and biographies of early mystics within an orthodox Islamic framework.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Ghazalian corpus
this entity surface form:
Sharḥ al-Risāla al-Qushayriyya
this entity surface form:
al-Risāla al-Qushayriyya