Sharh ‘Ilal al-Tirmidhi
E707302
Sharh ‘Ilal al-Tirmidhi is a renowned scholarly commentary on Imam al-Tirmidhi’s work on hadith defects, widely regarded as a key reference in the science of hadith criticism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sharh ‘Ilal al-Tirmidhi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8009839 — 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: Sharh ‘Ilal al-Tirmidhi Context triple: [Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, notableWork, Sharh ‘Ilal al-Tirmidhi]
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A.
Jami al-Tirmidhi
Jami al-Tirmidhi is a renowned 9th-century Sunni hadith collection compiled by Imam al-Tirmidhi, widely regarded as one of the six major canonical books of hadith in Islam.
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B.
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.
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C.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
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D.
Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab
Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab is a monumental, unfinished Shafi'i fiqh commentary by the medieval scholar Al-Nawawi, widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative works in Islamic jurisprudence.
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E.
Kitab al-Tanbih wa-l-Ishraf
Kitab al-Tanbih wa-l-Ishraf is a 10th-century Arabic historical and geographical compendium by Al-Masudi that surveys world history, peoples, and lands from an Islamic perspective.
- 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: Sharh ‘Ilal al-Tirmidhi Target entity description: Sharh ‘Ilal al-Tirmidhi is a renowned scholarly commentary on Imam al-Tirmidhi’s work on hadith defects, widely regarded as a key reference in the science of hadith criticism.
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A.
Jami al-Tirmidhi
Jami al-Tirmidhi is a renowned 9th-century Sunni hadith collection compiled by Imam al-Tirmidhi, widely regarded as one of the six major canonical books of hadith in Islam.
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B.
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.
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C.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
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D.
Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab
Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab is a monumental, unfinished Shafi'i fiqh commentary by the medieval scholar Al-Nawawi, widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative works in Islamic jurisprudence.
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E.
Kitab al-Tanbih wa-l-Ishraf
Kitab al-Tanbih wa-l-Ishraf is a 10th-century Arabic historical and geographical compendium by Al-Masudi that surveys world history, peoples, and lands from an Islamic perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholarly work
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book on hadith criticism ⓘ hadith commentary ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify Imam al-Tirmidhi’s discussions on ‘ilal
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train students in practical hadith criticism ⓘ |
| analyzes |
criteria for identifying hidden defects in hadith
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methodology of hadith critics ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Imam al-Tirmidhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | questions and answers on hadith defects ⓘ |
| circulatesAmong | traditional hadith circles ⓘ |
| discusses |
contradictions between narrations
ⓘ
hidden discontinuity in isnad ⓘ narrator reliability ⓘ preference (tarjih) between conflicting reports ⓘ |
| explains |
examples of defective hadiths
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technical terminology of ‘ilal ⓘ |
| field |
Hadith studies
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Islamic studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
defects in hadith chains
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defects in hadith texts ⓘ |
| genre | commentary (sharh) ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sharh ‘Ilal al-Tirmidhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | central text for understanding ‘ilal methodology ⓘ |
| isCommentaryOn | ‘Ilal al-Tirmidhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
advanced manual for specialists in ‘ilal
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key reference in hadith criticism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | curricula of advanced hadith programs ⓘ |
| subject |
hadith criticism
ⓘ
‘ilal al-hadith ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference work in Islamic seminaries ⓘ |
| usedBy |
advanced students of hadith
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hadith specialists ⓘ |
| usedIn |
science of hadith
ⓘ
science of hadith criticism ⓘ |
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Subject: Sharh ‘Ilal al-Tirmidhi Description of subject: Sharh ‘Ilal al-Tirmidhi is a renowned scholarly commentary on Imam al-Tirmidhi’s work on hadith defects, widely regarded as a key reference in the science of hadith criticism.
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