Maqamat al-Hariri
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Maqamat al-Hariri is a celebrated 12th-century Arabic collection of rhymed prose tales renowned for its linguistic virtuosity and vivid depiction of social life through the adventures of a roguish protagonist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maqamat al-Hariri canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maqamat al-Hariri Context triple: [Al-Hariri of Basra, notableWork, Maqamat al-Hariri]
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A.
Rafik B. Hariri Building
The Rafik B. Hariri Building is the main academic and administrative facility of Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, housing classrooms, offices, and student spaces.
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B.
Lebanese Parliament Building
The Lebanese Parliament Building is a historic legislative complex in downtown Beirut that houses Lebanon’s National Assembly and serves as a symbol of the country’s parliamentary democracy.
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C.
Bourj Hammoud
Bourj Hammoud is a densely populated suburb of Beirut known for its strong Armenian and broader Christian communities, vibrant markets, and distinctive cultural identity.
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D.
al-Rukn al-Shami
Al-Rukn al-Shami is one of the four corners of the Kaaba in Mecca, located on the side facing the Levant (al-Sham).
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E.
Saad Hariri
Saad Hariri is a Lebanese politician and businessman who has served multiple terms as Prime Minister and is a leading Sunni figure in Lebanon’s post-civil war political landscape.
- 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: Maqamat al-Hariri Target entity description: Maqamat al-Hariri is a celebrated 12th-century Arabic collection of rhymed prose tales renowned for its linguistic virtuosity and vivid depiction of social life through the adventures of a roguish protagonist.
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A.
Rafik B. Hariri Building
The Rafik B. Hariri Building is the main academic and administrative facility of Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, housing classrooms, offices, and student spaces.
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B.
Lebanese Parliament Building
The Lebanese Parliament Building is a historic legislative complex in downtown Beirut that houses Lebanon’s National Assembly and serves as a symbol of the country’s parliamentary democracy.
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C.
Bourj Hammoud
Bourj Hammoud is a densely populated suburb of Beirut known for its strong Armenian and broader Christian communities, vibrant markets, and distinctive cultural identity.
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D.
al-Rukn al-Shami
Al-Rukn al-Shami is one of the four corners of the Kaaba in Mecca, located on the side facing the Levant (al-Sham).
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E.
Saad Hariri
Saad Hariri is a Lebanese politician and businessman who has served multiple terms as Prime Minister and is a leading Sunni figure in Lebanon’s post-civil war political landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic prose work
ⓘ
literary collection ⓘ maqama literature work ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Maqāmāt al-Ḥarīrī
ⓘ
linked to:
The Maqamat of al-Hariri
|
| author |
al-Hariri of Basra
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Hariri of Basra
|
| circulation | widely copied in manuscript form ⓘ |
| contains |
descriptions of markets and urban life
ⓘ
poetic insertions ⓘ puns and riddles ⓘ sermons and moralizing passages ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iraq ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | early 12th century ⓘ |
| follows |
Maqamat al-Hamadhani
ⓘ
linked to:
The Maqamat of al-Hariri
|
| genre |
maqama
ⓘ
rhymed prose ⓘ |
| hasCommentaries | true ⓘ |
| hasIlluminatedManuscripts | true ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Arabic maqama writers
ⓘ
medieval Islamic prose style ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Badiʿ al-Zaman al-Hamadhani ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| literaryForm | sajʿ (rhymed prose) ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | classical Arabic literature ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | classic of Arabic literature ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
first-person narration by a companion
ⓘ
frame narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Abu Zayd al-Saruji ⓘ |
| narrator | al-Harith ibn Hammam ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex wordplay
ⓘ
linguistic virtuosity ⓘ use of rare vocabulary ⓘ vivid depiction of social life ⓘ |
| numberOfTales | 50 ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Basra ⓘ |
| protagonistCharacterType | roguish trickster ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | masterpiece of sajʿ ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic culture ⓘ |
| setting | various cities of the Islamic world ⓘ |
| structure | series of episodic tales ⓘ |
| studiedIn | traditional madrasas ⓘ |
| theme |
eloquence and rhetoric
ⓘ
poverty and survival ⓘ social satire ⓘ trickery and deception ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | medieval Islamic society ⓘ |
| usedAs |
model for Arabic grammar study
ⓘ
textbook for Arabic rhetoric ⓘ |
| workCount | single work in 50 maqamat ⓘ |
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