Shaykh al-Saduq
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Shaykh al-Saduq was a prominent 10th-century Twelver Shia scholar and traditionist renowned for compiling and systematizing hadith, most notably in his work Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Shaykh al-Saduq | 2 |
| Shaykh al-Saduq canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15679320 — 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: Shaykh al-Saduq Context triple: [Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni, influenced, Shaykh al-Saduq]
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A.
Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani
Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani was a prominent 12th-century Islamic scholar, jurist, and Sufi saint regarded as the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order.
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B.
Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni
Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni was a prominent 10th-century Twelver Shia scholar and traditionist best known as one of the most important early compilers of Shia hadith literature.
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C.
Mir Muhammad Taqi
Mir Muhammad Taqi, better known as Mir Taqi Mir, was an 18th-century Urdu and Persian poet widely regarded as one of the greatest pioneers and masters of Urdu ghazal.
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D.
Mullá Ḥusayn
Mullá Ḥusayn was the first disciple of the Báb and a leading early figure in the Bábí movement, renowned for recognizing and championing the Báb’s prophetic station.
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E.
Ja'far al-Sadiq
Ja'far al-Sadiq was an 8th-century Muslim scholar and the sixth Shia Imam, renowned for his foundational contributions to Islamic theology, jurisprudence, and the Ja'fari legal tradition.
- 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: Shaykh al-Saduq Target entity description: Shaykh al-Saduq was a prominent 10th-century Twelver Shia scholar and traditionist renowned for compiling and systematizing hadith, most notably in his work Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih.
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A.
Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani
Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani was a prominent 12th-century Islamic scholar, jurist, and Sufi saint regarded as the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order.
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B.
Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni
Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni was a prominent 10th-century Twelver Shia scholar and traditionist best known as one of the most important early compilers of Shia hadith literature.
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C.
Mir Muhammad Taqi
Mir Muhammad Taqi, better known as Mir Taqi Mir, was an 18th-century Urdu and Persian poet widely regarded as one of the greatest pioneers and masters of Urdu ghazal.
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D.
Mullá Ḥusayn
Mullá Ḥusayn was the first disciple of the Báb and a leading early figure in the Bábí movement, renowned for recognizing and championing the Báb’s prophetic station.
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E.
Ja'far al-Sadiq
Ja'far al-Sadiq was an 8th-century Muslim scholar and the sixth Shia Imam, renowned for his foundational contributions to Islamic theology, jurisprudence, and the Ja'fari legal tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
al-Shaykh al-Saduq
this entity surface form:
al-Shaykh al-Saduq