Muqaddimah Ibn al-Salah
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Muqaddimah Ibn al-Salah is a foundational 13th-century treatise on hadith sciences that systematically codified the principles and terminology of hadith criticism in Sunni Islamic scholarship.
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| Muqaddimah Ibn al-Salah canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Muqaddimah Ibn al-Salah Context triple: [Ibn al-Salah, notableWork, Muqaddimah Ibn al-Salah]
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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.
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B.
al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
al-Risala al-Qushayriyya is a foundational 11th-century Sufi treatise that systematically presents Sufi doctrines, ethics, and biographies of early mystics within an orthodox Islamic framework.
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C.
al-Kashshāf by al-Zamakhsharī
Al-Kashshāf by al-Zamakhsharī is a seminal 12th-century Qur’anic commentary renowned for its rigorous linguistic analysis, rationalist Muʿtazilī perspective, and enduring influence on later Islamic exegesis.
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D.
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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E.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Muqaddimah Ibn al-Salah Target entity description: Muqaddimah Ibn al-Salah is a foundational 13th-century treatise on hadith sciences that systematically codified the principles and terminology of hadith criticism in Sunni Islamic scholarship.
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A.
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.
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B.
al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
al-Risala al-Qushayriyya is a foundational 11th-century Sufi treatise that systematically presents Sufi doctrines, ethics, and biographies of early mystics within an orthodox Islamic framework.
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C.
al-Kashshāf by al-Zamakhsharī
Al-Kashshāf by al-Zamakhsharī is a seminal 12th-century Qur’anic commentary renowned for its rigorous linguistic analysis, rationalist Muʿtazilī perspective, and enduring influence on later Islamic exegesis.
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D.
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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E.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious text
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Sunni hadith manual ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ treatise on hadith ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Muqaddimah fi Ulum al-Hadith
NERFINISHED
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Muqaddimat Ibn al-Salah fi Ulum al-Hadith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ibn al-Salah al-Shahrazuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorName | Abu Amr Uthman ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Salah al-Shahrazuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 13th century ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 13th century CE ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foundational treatise on hadith sciences
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systematic codification of hadith terminology ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic sciences
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hadith criticism ⓘ hadith studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ahad hadith
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conditions for reliable narrators ⓘ daif (weak) hadith ⓘ hasan hadith ⓘ isnad (chain of transmission) ⓘ matn (text of hadith) ⓘ mutawatir hadith ⓘ rules of accepting and rejecting narrations ⓘ sahih hadith ⓘ types of defects in hadith (ilal) ⓘ |
| genre | didactic manual ⓘ |
| hasForm | muqaddimah (introductory treatise) ⓘ |
| impact |
shaped terminology of Sunni hadith criticism
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systematized earlier scattered discussions on hadith sciences ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alfiyyat al-Iraqi
NERFINISHED
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Nukhbat al-Fikar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tadrib al-Rawi NERFINISHED ⓘ later Sunni hadith methodology ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
classification of hadith
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criteria for hadith authenticity ⓘ hadith terminology ⓘ principles of hadith criticism ⓘ |
| placeInTradition | basis for many later commentaries and abridgements ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
canonical text in Sunni hadith studies
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standard reference in ulum al-hadith ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline | ulum al-hadith ⓘ |
| religiousLawSchoolContext | Shafi‘i environment of its author ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | series of lessons (durus) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
hadith seminaries
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traditional madrasah curricula ⓘ |
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