al-Maqalid
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al-Maqalid is a philosophical and theological treatise by the 10th-century Isma'ili thinker Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani, exploring metaphysical and esoteric doctrines within early Islamic thought.
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| al-Maqalid canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16023263 — 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: al-Maqalid Context triple: [Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani, notableWork, al-Maqalid]
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A.
Rasaʾil Ikhwan al-Safa
Rasaʾil Ikhwan al-Safa is a famous 10th-century encyclopedic collection of philosophical and scientific treatises attributed to the secretive Islamic intellectual group known as the Brethren of Purity.
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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.
Muqaddimah Ibn al-Salah
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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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-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.
- 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: al-Maqalid Target entity description: al-Maqalid is a philosophical and theological treatise by the 10th-century Isma'ili thinker Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani, exploring metaphysical and esoteric doctrines within early Islamic thought.
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A.
Rasaʾil Ikhwan al-Safa
Rasaʾil Ikhwan al-Safa is a famous 10th-century encyclopedic collection of philosophical and scientific treatises attributed to the secretive Islamic intellectual group known as the Brethren of Purity.
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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.
Muqaddimah Ibn al-Salah
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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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-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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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