Buya Hamka
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Buya Hamka was a prominent Indonesian Islamic scholar, writer, and philosopher renowned for his influential religious works and contributions to modern Indonesian literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hamka | 2 |
| Buya Hamka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1007369 — 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.
Target entity: Buya Hamka Context triple: [Minangkabau, notableFigure, Buya Hamka]
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A.
Ibn al-Jawzi
Ibn al-Jawzi was a prominent 12th-century Hanbali scholar, preacher, and prolific author from Baghdad, renowned for his works on theology, history, and spiritual exhortation in the Islamic world.
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B.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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C.
Ibn Hazm
Ibn Hazm was an influential 11th-century Andalusian polymath, jurist, theologian, and philosopher best known for his works on Islamic law, theology, and ethics, including the famous treatise "The Ring of the Dove."
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D.
Bahauddin Toukan
Bahauddin Toukan was a Jordanian diplomat and statesman known primarily as the father of Queen Alia al-Hussein of Jordan.
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E.
Ahmet Yesevi
Ahmet Yesevi was a 12th-century Turkic Sufi poet and mystic whose teachings and verse profoundly influenced early Turkish literature and Islamic culture in Central Asia and Anatolia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Buya Hamka Target entity description: Buya Hamka was a prominent Indonesian Islamic scholar, writer, and philosopher renowned for his influential religious works and contributions to modern Indonesian literature.
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A.
Ibn al-Jawzi
Ibn al-Jawzi was a prominent 12th-century Hanbali scholar, preacher, and prolific author from Baghdad, renowned for his works on theology, history, and spiritual exhortation in the Islamic world.
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B.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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C.
Ibn Hazm
Ibn Hazm was an influential 11th-century Andalusian polymath, jurist, theologian, and philosopher best known for his works on Islamic law, theology, and ethics, including the famous treatise "The Ring of the Dove."
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D.
Bahauddin Toukan
Bahauddin Toukan was a Jordanian diplomat and statesman known primarily as the father of Queen Alia al-Hussein of Jordan.
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E.
Ahmet Yesevi
Ahmet Yesevi was a 12th-century Turkic Sufi poet and mystic whose teachings and verse profoundly influenced early Turkish literature and Islamic culture in Central Asia and Anatolia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
ⓘ
cleric ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah
ⓘ
Buya Hamka ⓘ
surface form:
Hamka
|
| awardReceived | National Hero of Indonesia ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1908-02-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Maninjau, Agam, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Indonesia ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1981-07-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Jakarta
ⓘ
surface form:
Jakarta, Indonesia
|
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Minangkabau
ⓘ
surface form:
Minangkabau people
|
| father |
Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah
ⓘ
surface form:
Haji Abdul Karim Amrullah
|
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic theology
ⓘ
Quranic exegesis ⓘ modern Indonesian literature ⓘ |
| fullName | Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic literature
ⓘ
novel ⓘ religious essay ⓘ |
| givenName | Abdul Malik ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Buya ⓘ |
| ideology | modernist Islam ⓘ |
| influenced | modern Indonesian Islamic thought ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Indonesian
ⓘ
Minangkabau ⓘ |
| memberOf | Muhammadiyah ⓘ |
| movement | Muhammadiyah ⓘ |
| nationality | Indonesian ⓘ |
| nickname |
Buya Hamka
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hamka
|
| notableIdea | integration of Islamic values with modern Indonesian culture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah
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Tafsir Al-Azhar ⓘ Tenggelamnya Kapal Van der Wijck ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ politician ⓘ ulama ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Tanah Kusir Cemetery
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surface form:
Tanah Kusir Public Cemetery, Jakarta
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| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council
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Imam of Al-Azhar Mosque, Jakarta ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Jakarta
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surface form:
Jakarta, Indonesia
Sumatra ⓘ
surface form:
Sumatra, Indonesia
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Subject: Buya Hamka Description of subject: Buya Hamka was a prominent Indonesian Islamic scholar, writer, and philosopher renowned for his influential religious works and contributions to modern Indonesian literature.
Referenced by (3)
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