Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn
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Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn is the original Judeo-Arabic philosophical and theological treatise by Maimonides that seeks to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish religious doctrine.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn canonical | 2 |
| Dalalat al-Ha'irin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T650840 — 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: Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn Context triple: [Guide for the Perplexed, originalTitle, Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn]
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The Harafish
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Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
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E.
Al-Istibsar
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- 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: Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn Target entity description: Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn is the original Judeo-Arabic philosophical and theological treatise by Maimonides that seeks to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish religious doctrine.
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A.
Hejira
Hejira is a 1976 jazz-inflected folk album by Joni Mitchell, acclaimed for its introspective songwriting and innovative guitar work.
-
B.
The Harafish
The Harafish is a celebrated novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that traces the rise and fall of a Cairo alley’s families across generations, blending mythic storytelling with social realism.
-
C.
Bustan
Bustan is a celebrated didactic poem by the 13th-century Persian poet Saadi, renowned for its moral tales and reflections on ethics and Sufi philosophy.
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D.
Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
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E.
Al-Istibsar
Al-Istibsar is one of the major Shia hadith compilations, authored by the scholar Shaykh al-Tusi and widely used in Twelver Shia jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Judeo-Arabic work
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medieval Jewish philosophical work ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| approximateCompletionYear | c. 1190 ⓘ |
| author |
Maimonides
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Maimonides ⓘ
surface form:
Moses Maimonides
|
| completionPeriod | late 12th century ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ religious philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Hebrew translation Moreh Nevukhim
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Latin translation Dux neutrorum ⓘ various modern language translations ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | educated Jews perplexed by philosophy and revelation ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
allegorical interpretation of Scripture
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divine providence and human free will ⓘ esoteric teaching ⓘ eternity of the world debate ⓘ intellect and prophecy ⓘ negative theology ⓘ via negativa ⓘ |
| languageScript | Arabic language written in Hebrew script ⓘ |
| latinTitle | Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn self-link ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jewish theology
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creation ⓘ divine attributes ⓘ interpretation of anthropomorphic biblical passages ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ prophecy ⓘ providence ⓘ reconciliation of Aristotelian philosophy with Judaism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Aristotelianism
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Aristotle ⓘ Avicenna ⓘ Islamic philosophy ⓘ Al-Farabi ⓘ
surface form:
al-Fārābī
|
| placeOfComposition |
Egypt
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Fustat ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective |
Rabbinic Judaism
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surface form:
rabbinic Judaism
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| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| significance |
influential in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic thought
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major work of medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| structure | three parts ⓘ |
| titleInArabicScript | دلالة الحائرين ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
Guide for the Perplexed
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surface form:
The Guide for the Perplexed
|
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Subject: Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn Description of subject: Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn is the original Judeo-Arabic philosophical and theological treatise by Maimonides that seeks to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish religious doctrine.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Dalalat al-Ha'irin