Rasaʾil Ikhwan al-Safa
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Islamic philosophical work
encyclopedic collection
philosophical treatise collection
scientific treatise collection
Rasaʾil Ikhwan al-Safa is a famous 10th-century encyclopedic collection of philosophical and scientific treatises attributed to the secretive Islamic intellectual group known as the Brethren of Purity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rasaʾil Ikhwan al-Safa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7375449 — 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: Rasaʾil Ikhwan al-Safa Context triple: [Ikhwan al-Safa, mainWork, Rasaʾil Ikhwan al-Safa]
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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.
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal is a spiritual and intellectual autobiography by the Muslim theologian Al-Ghazali, in which he recounts his crisis of doubt and journey through philosophy, theology, and Sufism in search of certain knowledge.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Kitab al-Ibar
Kitab al-Ibar is a monumental 14th-century universal history by Ibn Khaldun, best known for its pioneering introduction, the Muqaddimah, which laid the foundations of modern historiography and sociology.
- 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: Rasaʾil Ikhwan al-Safa Target entity description: Rasaʾil Ikhwan al-Safa is a famous 10th-century encyclopedic collection of philosophical and scientific treatises attributed to the secretive Islamic intellectual group known as the Brethren of Purity.
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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.
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal is a spiritual and intellectual autobiography by the Muslim theologian Al-Ghazali, in which he recounts his crisis of doubt and journey through philosophy, theology, and Sufism in search of certain knowledge.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Kitab al-Ibar
Kitab al-Ibar is a monumental 14th-century universal history by Ibn Khaldun, best known for its pioneering introduction, the Muqaddimah, which laid the foundations of modern historiography and sociology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic philosophical work
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encyclopedic collection ⓘ philosophical treatise collection ⓘ scientific treatise collection ⓘ |
| aim |
to guide spiritual and moral purification
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to provide a comprehensive encyclopedia of knowledge ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
NERFINISHED
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Rasāʾil Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGroup | Ikhwan al-Safa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Ikhwan al-Safa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Brethren of Purity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversDiscipline |
alchemy
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astronomy ⓘ cosmology ⓘ ethics ⓘ geometry ⓘ logic ⓘ magic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ mineralogy ⓘ music theory ⓘ politics ⓘ psychology ⓘ theology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| date | 10th century ⓘ |
| genre |
esotericism
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philosophy ⓘ religion ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Ikhwan al-Safa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| numberOfTreatises | 52 ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Aristotelianism
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Islamic theology NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Pythagoreanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Basra
NERFINISHED
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Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Islam
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Islamic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| section |
mathematical sciences
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natural sciences ⓘ psychological and rational sciences ⓘ theological and mystical sciences ⓘ |
| structure | four main sections ⓘ |
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