Sufyan al-Thawri
E618919
Islamic jurist
Muslim scholar
Sunni legal school
ascetic
faqih
founder of an Islamic legal school
hadith scholar
Sufyan al-Thawri was an 8th-century Muslim scholar, hadith expert, and founder of the now-defunct Thawri school of Islamic jurisprudence, renowned for his piety and asceticism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sufyan al-Thawri canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6718356 — 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: Sufyan al-Thawri Context triple: [Abu Yusuf, studentOf, Sufyan al-Thawri]
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A.
Abu Musa al-Ashari
Abu Musa al-Ashari was a prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned for his piety, knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence, and role as a governor and military leader in the early Islamic state.
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B.
Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib
Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib was a leading early Muslim jurist and hadith scholar of Medina, regarded as one of the foremost figures of the Tabi'un generation.
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C.
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala was an early and influential Arab grammarian and Quran reciter, regarded as one of the foundational figures in the development of Arabic linguistic scholarship.
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D.
Khalil ibn Ishaq
Khalil ibn Ishaq was a prominent medieval Maliki jurist best known for his influential legal manual "Mukhtasar Khalil," which became a central reference in Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
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E.
Abu Zayd al-Ansari
Abu Zayd al-Ansari was an early Arab grammarian and linguist renowned for his contributions to the development of classical Arabic grammar and philology.
- 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: Sufyan al-Thawri Target entity description: Sufyan al-Thawri was an 8th-century Muslim scholar, hadith expert, and founder of the now-defunct Thawri school of Islamic jurisprudence, renowned for his piety and asceticism.
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A.
Abu Musa al-Ashari
Abu Musa al-Ashari was a prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned for his piety, knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence, and role as a governor and military leader in the early Islamic state.
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B.
Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib
Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib was a leading early Muslim jurist and hadith scholar of Medina, regarded as one of the foremost figures of the Tabi'un generation.
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C.
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala was an early and influential Arab grammarian and Quran reciter, regarded as one of the foundational figures in the development of Arabic linguistic scholarship.
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D.
Khalil ibn Ishaq
Khalil ibn Ishaq was a prominent medieval Maliki jurist best known for his influential legal manual "Mukhtasar Khalil," which became a central reference in Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
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E.
Abu Zayd al-Ansari
Abu Zayd al-Ansari was an early Arab grammarian and linguist renowned for his contributions to the development of classical Arabic grammar and philology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic jurist
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Muslim scholar ⓘ Sunni legal school ⓘ ascetic ⓘ faqih ⓘ founder of an Islamic legal school ⓘ hadith scholar ⓘ |
| activityLocation |
Basra
NERFINISHED
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Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 8th century ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
|
| field |
Islamic jurisprudence
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Quranic exegesis ⓘ hadith studies ⓘ |
| founded | Thawri school of Islamic jurisprudence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Sufyan al-Thawri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Abu ʿAbd Allah Sufyan ibn Saʿid ibn Masruq al-Thawri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
hadith scholars of Kufa
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later Sunni jurists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Companions of the Prophet via their students
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Kufan hadith tradition ⓘ |
| knownAs | Amir al-Muʾminin fi al-Hadith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kunya | Abu ʿAbd Allah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
juristic opinions preserved in later fiqh literature
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model of zuhd (asceticism) in Islamic ethics ⓘ widely cited in Sunni hadith collections ⓘ |
| movement | early Sunni traditionalism ⓘ |
| name | Sufyan al-Thawri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
asceticism
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expertise in hadith ⓘ independent legal reasoning ⓘ opposition to political authorities ⓘ piety ⓘ |
| personalCharacteristic |
avoidance of worldly power
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fear of ostentation ⓘ scrupulousness in matters of law ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolOfThought | Thawri school of jurisprudence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| teachingStyle |
emphasis on isnad (chain of transmission)
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strictness in accepting hadith ⓘ |
| viewOnRulers | critical of unjust rulers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Sufyan al-Thawri Description of subject: Sufyan al-Thawri was an 8th-century Muslim scholar, hadith expert, and founder of the now-defunct Thawri school of Islamic jurisprudence, renowned for his piety and asceticism.
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