Majd al-Din ibn Taymiyyah
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Majd al-Din ibn Taymiyyah was a prominent 13th-century Hanbali scholar and jurist, best known as the grandfather and an important intellectual precursor of the theologian Ibn Taymiyyah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Majd al-Din ibn Taymiyyah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7859940 — 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: Majd al-Din ibn Taymiyyah Context triple: [Ibn Taymiyyah, grandfather, Majd al-Din ibn Taymiyyah]
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A.
Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Taymiyyah was a medieval Sunni Muslim theologian, jurist, and reformer known for his rigorous traditionalism and lasting influence on later Islamic thought and movements.
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B.
Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili
Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili was a 13th-century Moroccan Sufi master and scholar renowned as the eponymous founder of one of the most influential Sufi orders in the Islamic world.
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C.
Shihab al-Din Abd al-Halim ibn Taymiyyah
Shihab al-Din Abd al-Halim ibn Taymiyyah was a 13th-century Sunni Muslim scholar and jurist of the Hanbali school, best known as the father and early teacher of the influential theologian Ibn Taymiyyah.
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D.
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah was a prominent 14th-century Islamic scholar, jurist, and theologian known for his extensive writings on Islamic law, creed, spirituality, and reform.
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E.
Ibn Qudamah
Ibn Qudamah was a prominent medieval Sunni jurist and theologian best known for his authoritative works in Hanbali jurisprudence, especially the legal manual "al-Mughni."
- 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: Majd al-Din ibn Taymiyyah Target entity description: Majd al-Din ibn Taymiyyah was a prominent 13th-century Hanbali scholar and jurist, best known as the grandfather and an important intellectual precursor of the theologian Ibn Taymiyyah.
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A.
Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Taymiyyah was a medieval Sunni Muslim theologian, jurist, and reformer known for his rigorous traditionalism and lasting influence on later Islamic thought and movements.
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B.
Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili
Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili was a 13th-century Moroccan Sufi master and scholar renowned as the eponymous founder of one of the most influential Sufi orders in the Islamic world.
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C.
Shihab al-Din Abd al-Halim ibn Taymiyyah
Shihab al-Din Abd al-Halim ibn Taymiyyah was a 13th-century Sunni Muslim scholar and jurist of the Hanbali school, best known as the father and early teacher of the influential theologian Ibn Taymiyyah.
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D.
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah was a prominent 14th-century Islamic scholar, jurist, and theologian known for his extensive writings on Islamic law, creed, spirituality, and reform.
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E.
Ibn Qudamah
Ibn Qudamah was a prominent medieval Sunni jurist and theologian best known for his authoritative works in Hanbali jurisprudence, especially the legal manual "al-Mughni."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
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Muslim jurist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of Hanbali jurisprudence ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| era | Ayyubid period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ibn Taymiyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
Islamic law
ⓘ
hadith compilation ⓘ |
| givenName | Abd al-Salam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfatherOf | Ibn Taymiyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Majd al-Din NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ibn Taymiyyah
NERFINISHED
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later Hanbali jurists ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Taymiyyah scholarly lineage ⓘ |
| jurisprudenceSchool | Hanbali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchoolWithinSunniIslam | Hanbali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madhhab | Hanbali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
hadith studies ⓘ |
| name | Majd al-Din ibn Taymiyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notability | important intellectual precursor of Ibn Taymiyyah ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Al-Muntaqā min Akhbār al-Muṣṭafā
NERFINISHED
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Al-Muḥarrar fī al-fiqh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
hadith scholar
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jurist ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| region | Bilad al-Sham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Ibn Taymiyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Sunni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInFamily | patriarch of the Taymiyyah scholarly family ⓘ |
| scholarlyDiscipline |
fiqh
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hadith ⓘ |
| taughtIn | Hanbali legal tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | traditionalist Sunni ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Majd al-Din ibn Taymiyyah Description of subject: Majd al-Din ibn Taymiyyah was a prominent 13th-century Hanbali scholar and jurist, best known as the grandfather and an important intellectual precursor of the theologian Ibn Taymiyyah.
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