Abu Saʿid ʿAbd al-Salam ibn Saʿid ibn Habib at-Tanukhi
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Islamic jurist
Islamic legal compendium
Maliki jurist
Muslim scholar
North African scholar
faqih
person
Abu Saʿid ʿAbd al-Salam ibn Saʿid ibn Habib at-Tanukhi, better known as Sahnun, was a prominent 9th-century Maliki jurist from North Africa whose legal compendium, the Mudawwana, became a foundational text of Maliki Islamic law.
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| Abu Saʿid ʿAbd al-Salam ibn Saʿid ibn Habib at-Tanukhi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6852630 — 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: Abu Saʿid ʿAbd al-Salam ibn Saʿid ibn Habib at-Tanukhi Context triple: [Sahnun, fullName, Abu Saʿid ʿAbd al-Salam ibn Saʿid ibn Habib at-Tanukhi]
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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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Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Asad
Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Asad was an early companion of the Prophet Muhammad, among the first Muslims to emigrate for their faith and the first husband of Umm Salama.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi
Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi was a Meccan merchant and early associate of the Prophet Muhammad, best known as the husband of the Prophet’s eldest daughter Zaynab and for his eventual conversion to Islam.
- 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: Abu Saʿid ʿAbd al-Salam ibn Saʿid ibn Habib at-Tanukhi Target entity description: Abu Saʿid ʿAbd al-Salam ibn Saʿid ibn Habib at-Tanukhi, better known as Sahnun, was a prominent 9th-century Maliki jurist from North Africa whose legal compendium, the Mudawwana, became a foundational text of Maliki Islamic law.
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A.
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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B.
Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Asad
Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Asad was an early companion of the Prophet Muhammad, among the first Muslims to emigrate for their faith and the first husband of Umm Salama.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi
Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi was a Meccan merchant and early associate of the Prophet Muhammad, best known as the husband of the Prophet’s eldest daughter Zaynab and for his eventual conversion to Islam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic jurist
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Islamic legal compendium ⓘ Maliki jurist ⓘ Muslim scholar ⓘ North African scholar ⓘ faqih ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sahnun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sahnun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
teachings of Malik ibn Anas
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transmissions of Ibn al-Qasim about Malik’s opinions ⓘ |
| birthName | Abu Saʿid ʿAbd al-Salam ibn Saʿid ibn Habib at-Tanukhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 9th century ⓘ |
| contribution | compiled and transmitted the Mudawwana, a foundational text of Maliki law ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Abbasid period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic jurisprudence
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fiqh ⓘ fiqh ⓘ |
| influence |
Maliki legal tradition in North Africa
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later Maliki jurists ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy | helped establish Maliki madhhab as dominant in the Maghrib and al-Andalus ⓘ |
| legalSchool | Maliki school of law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madhhab |
Maliki
NERFINISHED
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Maliki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
al-Mudawwana
NERFINISHED
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al-Mudawwana al-Kubra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
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qadi ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role | systematizer of Maliki doctrine ⓘ |
| schoolOfThought | Ahl al-Madina (tradition of Malik ibn Anas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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