Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
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The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity is a vast 10th-century encyclopedic collection of philosophical, scientific, and religious treatises attributed to the secretive Islamic intellectual group known as the Ikhwan al-Safa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Epistles of the Brethren of Purity canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Epistles of the Brethren of Purity Context triple: [Ikhwan al-Safa, mainWork, Epistles of the Brethren of Purity]
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Target entity: Epistles of the Brethren of Purity Target entity description: The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity is a vast 10th-century encyclopedic collection of philosophical, scientific, and religious treatises attributed to the secretive Islamic intellectual group known as the Ikhwan al-Safa.
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A.
The Book of Beliefs and Opinions
The Book of Beliefs and Opinions is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological work by Saadia Gaon that systematically presents and defends rabbinic Judaism using rational argumentation.
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B.
Jabirian corpus
The Jabirian corpus is a vast collection of medieval alchemical and scientific texts in Arabic traditionally attributed to the polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, which profoundly influenced the development of Islamic and later European alchemy.
-
C.
Kitáb-i-Íqán
Kitáb-i-Íqán is a central theological work of the Bahá'í Faith, written by Bahá'u'lláh, that explains the continuity of divine revelation and the symbolic meaning of religious scriptures.
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D.
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological treatise that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
-
E.
Al-Kamil
Al-Kamil was a 13th-century Ayyubid sultan of Egypt best known for negotiating the peaceful handover of Jerusalem to the Crusaders and for his diplomatic dealings with figures like Emperor Frederick II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic philosophical text
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encyclopedic work ⓘ philosophical treatise collection ⓘ religious treatise collection ⓘ scientific treatise collection ⓘ |
| aim |
harmonization of philosophy and religion
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moral and spiritual purification of the soul ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Rasaʾil Ikhwan al-Safa
NERFINISHED
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Rasāʾil Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baghdad
NERFINISHED
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Basra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Ikhwan al-Safa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | secretive ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 10th century ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic philosophy
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didactic literature ⓘ encyclopedia ⓘ esoteric literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Ikhwan al-Safa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptTradition | Islamic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Rasaʾil Ikhwan al-Safa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ismaili thought
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later Islamic philosophy ⓘ medieval Christian scholasticism ⓘ medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
astrology
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astronomy ⓘ cosmology ⓘ ethics ⓘ logic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ music ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ philosophy ⓘ politics ⓘ psychology ⓘ religion ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| notableEpistle | The Case of the Animals versus Man before the King of the Jinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTreatises | 52 ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Aristotle
NERFINISHED
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Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ Pythagoreanism NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoicism ⓘ |
| religiousInfluence |
Hadith
NERFINISHED
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Islamic theology ⓘ Qurʾan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| section |
mathematical sciences
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natural sciences ⓘ psychological and rational sciences ⓘ theological and mystical sciences ⓘ |
| structure | four main sections ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Islamic studies
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history of philosophy ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
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Subject: Epistles of the Brethren of Purity Description of subject: The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity is a vast 10th-century encyclopedic collection of philosophical, scientific, and religious treatises attributed to the secretive Islamic intellectual group known as the Ikhwan al-Safa.
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