Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah
E700914
Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah is a major Sunni Islamic theological work by Ibn Taymiyyah that systematically refutes Shi'a doctrines and defends orthodox Sunni creed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah Context triple: [Ibn Taymiyyah, notableWork, Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah]
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A.
Kitab al-Sunnah
Kitab al-Sunnah is a major thematic section within the hadith collection Sunan Ibn Majah that focuses on narrations about Islamic creed and foundational beliefs.
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B.
Al-Muwatta
Al-Muwatta is a foundational early Islamic legal and hadith compilation by Imam Malik ibn Anas that serves as a primary source for Maliki jurisprudence.
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C.
al-Sharḥ wa-l-ibāna ʿalā uṣūl al-sunna
al-Sharḥ wa-l-ibāna ʿalā uṣūl al-sunna is a classical Sunni creed treatise by the Hanbali scholar Ibn Batta al-Ukbari that expounds early orthodox theological principles and beliefs.
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D.
Sunnah
The Sunnah is the body of traditions, practices, and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad that serves as a primary source of Islamic law and guidance alongside the Qur’an.
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E.
Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal is a monumental Sunni hadith collection compiled by the scholar Ahmad ibn Hanbal, renowned for its extensive compilation of prophetic traditions arranged primarily by narrator.
- 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: Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah Target entity description: Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah is a major Sunni Islamic theological work by Ibn Taymiyyah that systematically refutes Shi'a doctrines and defends orthodox Sunni creed.
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A.
Kitab al-Sunnah
Kitab al-Sunnah is a major thematic section within the hadith collection Sunan Ibn Majah that focuses on narrations about Islamic creed and foundational beliefs.
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B.
Al-Muwatta
Al-Muwatta is a foundational early Islamic legal and hadith compilation by Imam Malik ibn Anas that serves as a primary source for Maliki jurisprudence.
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C.
al-Sharḥ wa-l-ibāna ʿalā uṣūl al-sunna
al-Sharḥ wa-l-ibāna ʿalā uṣūl al-sunna is a classical Sunni creed treatise by the Hanbali scholar Ibn Batta al-Ukbari that expounds early orthodox theological principles and beliefs.
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D.
Sunnah
The Sunnah is the body of traditions, practices, and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad that serves as a primary source of Islamic law and guidance alongside the Qur’an.
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E.
Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal is a monumental Sunni hadith collection compiled by the scholar Ahmad ibn Hanbal, renowned for its extensive compilation of prophetic traditions arranged primarily by narrator.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theological work
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Sunni polemical work ⓘ refutation literature ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Taymiyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorName | Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely studied in Sunni seminaries ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Shi'a doctrine of Imamate
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Shi'a use of rational theology ⓘ Shi'a view of the Sahaba ⓘ infallibility of the Imams ⓘ |
| defends |
Abu Bakr's caliphate
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Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jama'ah principles ⓘ Umar's caliphate ⓘ Uthman's caliphate ⓘ orthodox Sunni creed ⓘ status of the Sahaba ⓘ |
| denominationPerspective | Sunni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic sectarian polemics
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Islamic theology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
critique of Shi'a hadith methodology
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historical reports about early caliphate ⓘ methodology of following the Sunnah ⓘ |
| genre |
kalam
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polemics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Salafi theological discourse
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later Sunni polemical literature ⓘ |
| inResponseTo | Ibn al-Mutahhar al-Hilli's Minhaj al-Karama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inResponseToAuthor | Ibn al-Mutahhar al-Hilli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Imamate
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Qur'anic exegesis ⓘ companions of the Prophet ⓘ defense of Sunni creed ⓘ hadith evidence ⓘ refutation of Shi'a doctrines ⓘ |
| opposedDenomination | Twelver Shi'a NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
manuscript form
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printed editions ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Mamluk era ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Methodology of the Prophetic Sunnah ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
rational argumentation
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textual evidence ⓘ |
| usesSources |
Qur'an
NERFINISHED
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hadith collections ⓘ |
| writtenCenturyGregorian | 14th century ⓘ |
| writtenCenturyHijri | 8th century AH ⓘ |
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Subject: Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah Description of subject: Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah is a major Sunni Islamic theological work by Ibn Taymiyyah that systematically refutes Shi'a doctrines and defends orthodox Sunni creed.
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