Islamic Studies Library
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The Islamic Studies Library is a specialized research library at McGill University dedicated to collections on Islam, the Muslim world, and related fields.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Islamic Studies Library canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1274474 — 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: Islamic Studies Library Context triple: [McGill University Library, hasPart, Islamic Studies Library]
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A.
Islamic Cairo
Islamic Cairo is the historic heart of Egypt’s capital, renowned for its dense concentration of medieval mosques, madrasas, and Islamic architecture that earned it the nickname “City of a Thousand Minarets.”
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B.
Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies
The Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies is a leading academic and research institute at the Australian National University focused on the politics, societies, and cultures of the Arab and Islamic worlds.
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C.
Center for the Study of World Religions
The Center for the Study of World Religions is an academic institute at Harvard dedicated to the scholarly and interdisciplinary study of global religious traditions and their contemporary significance.
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D.
International Islamic Fiqh Academy
The International Islamic Fiqh Academy is a leading scholarly body that issues collective Islamic legal opinions and guidance on contemporary issues for member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
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E.
Islamic kalam
Islamic kalam is a tradition of rational theological discourse in Islam that uses philosophical argumentation to clarify and defend Islamic beliefs.
- 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: Islamic Studies Library Target entity description: The Islamic Studies Library is a specialized research library at McGill University dedicated to collections on Islam, the Muslim world, and related fields.
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A.
Islamic Cairo
Islamic Cairo is the historic heart of Egypt’s capital, renowned for its dense concentration of medieval mosques, madrasas, and Islamic architecture that earned it the nickname “City of a Thousand Minarets.”
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B.
Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies
The Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies is a leading academic and research institute at the Australian National University focused on the politics, societies, and cultures of the Arab and Islamic worlds.
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C.
Center for the Study of World Religions
The Center for the Study of World Religions is an academic institute at Harvard dedicated to the scholarly and interdisciplinary study of global religious traditions and their contemporary significance.
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D.
International Islamic Fiqh Academy
The International Islamic Fiqh Academy is a leading scholarly body that issues collective Islamic legal opinions and guidance on contemporary issues for member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
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E.
Islamic kalam
Islamic kalam is a tradition of rational theological discourse in Islam that uses philosophical argumentation to clarify and defend Islamic beliefs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic library
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research library ⓘ specialized library ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | McGill University ⓘ |
| collectionType |
manuscripts
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periodicals ⓘ rare books ⓘ reference works ⓘ research collections ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| fieldOfCollection |
Arabic studies
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Hadith studies ⓘ Islam ⓘ Islamic art ⓘ Islamic history ⓘ Islamic law ⓘ Islamic manuscripts ⓘ Islamic philosophy ⓘ Islamic studies ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ Middle Eastern studies ⓘ Muslim world ⓘ Ottoman studies ⓘ Persian studies ⓘ Qurʾanic studies ⓘ Sufism ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
Islamic world
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surface form:
Islamic civilization
Muslim societies ⓘ culture ⓘ history ⓘ languages ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| languageOfCollection |
Arabic
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English ⓘ French ⓘ Persian ⓘ Turkish ⓘ Urdu ⓘ |
| locatedIn | McGill University ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Montreal ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince |
Quebec, Canada
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surface form:
Quebec
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| name | Islamic Studies Library self-link ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
McGill University Library
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surface form:
McGill University Library and Archives
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| partOf | McGill University Library ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University ⓘ |
| serves |
faculty of McGill University
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researchers ⓘ students of McGill University ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Islamic Studies Library Description of subject: The Islamic Studies Library is a specialized research library at McGill University dedicated to collections on Islam, the Muslim world, and related fields.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.