Al-Nawawi
E168581
Al-Nawawi was a prominent 13th-century Islamic scholar and jurist renowned for his works in hadith, jurisprudence, and ethics, including "Riyadh al-Salihin" and "Al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyya."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Nawawi canonical | 4 |
| al-Nawawi | 2 |
| Imam al-Nawawi | 1 |
| Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1317252 — 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: Al-Nawawi Context triple: [Shafi'i school, hasNotableScholar, Al-Nawawi]
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Al-Shafi'i
Al-Shafi'i was a prominent 8th–9th century Islamic jurist and scholar whose legal methodology helped systematize Sunni Islamic jurisprudence and gave rise to one of its major schools of law.
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Ibn Abd al-Barr
Ibn Abd al-Barr was an eminent 11th-century Andalusian Maliki jurist, hadith scholar, and historian known for his influential works on Islamic law and biographical literature.
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Buya Hamka
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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D.
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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E.
Al-Qarafi
Al-Qarafi was a prominent 13th-century Maliki jurist and legal theorist from North Africa, renowned for his influential works on Islamic jurisprudence and legal methodology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Al-Nawawi Target entity description: Al-Nawawi was a prominent 13th-century Islamic scholar and jurist renowned for his works in hadith, jurisprudence, and ethics, including "Riyadh al-Salihin" and "Al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyya."
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A.
Al-Shafi'i
Al-Shafi'i was a prominent 8th–9th century Islamic jurist and scholar whose legal methodology helped systematize Sunni Islamic jurisprudence and gave rise to one of its major schools of law.
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B.
Ibn Abd al-Barr
Ibn Abd al-Barr was an eminent 11th-century Andalusian Maliki jurist, hadith scholar, and historian known for his influential works on Islamic law and biographical literature.
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C.
Buya Hamka
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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D.
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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E.
Al-Qarafi
Al-Qarafi was a prominent 13th-century Maliki jurist and legal theorist from North Africa, renowned for his influential works on Islamic jurisprudence and legal methodology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
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Shafi'i jurist ⓘ Sunni scholar ⓘ hadith scholar ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| birthCountryHistorical |
Syria
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surface form:
Syria (Bilad al-Sham)
|
| birthPlace | Nawa ⓘ |
| birthRegion | Hauran ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1233 ⓘ |
| birthYearHijri | 631 AH ⓘ |
| century | 13th century ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Nawa ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1277 ⓘ |
| deathYearHijri | 676 AH ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
|
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic ethics
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Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) ⓘ hadith studies ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| fullName |
Al-Nawawi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi
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| genre |
commentary (sharh)
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devotional literature ⓘ fiqh manual ⓘ hadith collection ⓘ |
| givenName | Yahya ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Al-Nawawi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Imam al-Nawawi
Muhyiddin ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic ethics literature
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Sunni hadith scholarship ⓘ later Shafi'i jurists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoritative Shafi'i legal manuals
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compilation of hadith collections ⓘ concise legal summaries ⓘ ethical and spiritual guidance works ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| madhhab |
Shafi'i school
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surface form:
Shafi'i
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| movement |
Shafi'i school
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surface form:
Shafi'i school of law
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| notableWork |
Dhikr
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surface form:
Al-Adhkar
Al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyya ⓘ Al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab ⓘ Al-Minhaj bi Sharh Sahih Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj ⓘ Rawdat al-Talibin ⓘ Riyadh al-Salihin ⓘ |
| patronymic | ibn Sharaf ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Damascus ⓘ |
| schoolTradition |
Ash'ari
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surface form:
Ash'ari theology
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| taughtAt |
Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya
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Great Mosque of Damascus ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Mosque of Damascus
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Subject: Al-Nawawi Description of subject: Al-Nawawi was a prominent 13th-century Islamic scholar and jurist renowned for his works in hadith, jurisprudence, and ethics, including "Riyadh al-Salihin" and "Al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyya."
Referenced by (8)
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