Shaykh al-Mufid
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Shaykh al-Mufid was a prominent 10th–11th century Twelver Shia theologian, jurist, and scholar whose works helped systematize Shia doctrine and profoundly shaped later scholars and seminaries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shaykh al-Mufid canonical | 2 |
| al-Mufid | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15679424 — 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-Mufid Context triple: [Shaykh al-Tusi, influencedBy, Shaykh al-Mufid]
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A.
Shaykh al-Saduq
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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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.
Shaykh al-Tusi
Shaykh al-Tusi was an influential 11th-century Twelver Shia scholar and jurist, renowned for systematizing Shia jurisprudence and hadith and for founding the scholarly center in Najaf.
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D.
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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E.
Hamdallah Mustawfi
Hamdallah Mustawfi was a 14th-century Persian historian, geographer, and bureaucrat best known for his detailed chronicles and geographical works on the Mongol-ruled Islamic world.
- 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-Mufid Target entity description: Shaykh al-Mufid was a prominent 10th–11th century Twelver Shia theologian, jurist, and scholar whose works helped systematize Shia doctrine and profoundly shaped later scholars and seminaries.
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A.
Shaykh al-Saduq
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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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.
Shaykh al-Tusi
Shaykh al-Tusi was an influential 11th-century Twelver Shia scholar and jurist, renowned for systematizing Shia jurisprudence and hadith and for founding the scholarly center in Najaf.
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D.
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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E.
Hamdallah Mustawfi
Hamdallah Mustawfi was a 14th-century Persian historian, geographer, and bureaucrat best known for his detailed chronicles and geographical works on the Mongol-ruled Islamic world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shaykh al-Mufid