al‑Ghazali
E27192
Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Ghazali | 22 |
| al-Ghazali | 10 |
| Abu Hamid al-Ghazali | 9 |
| Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali | 2 |
| Al-Ghazali of Tus | 1 |
| Al‑Ghazali | 1 |
| al‑Ghazali canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T212984 — 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‑Ghazali Context triple: [Sufism, hasNotableFigure, al‑Ghazali]
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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam was an 11th–12th century Persian polymath renowned as a poet, mathematician, and astronomer, best known in the West for the Rubáiyát in its English translation.
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Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
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Maimonides
Maimonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, legal scholar, and physician whose works, especially "The Guide for the Perplexed," profoundly shaped Jewish thought and influenced later rationalist philosophers.
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Rumi
Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic whose spiritually profound and lyrical works have made him one of the most beloved poets in world literature.
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E.
Al-Khalil
Al-Khalil is the Arabic name for the city of Hebron in the West Bank, a historically significant and religiously important city revered in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: al‑Ghazali Target entity description: Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
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A.
Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam was an 11th–12th century Persian polymath renowned as a poet, mathematician, and astronomer, best known in the West for the Rubáiyát in its English translation.
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B.
Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
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C.
Maimonides
Maimonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, legal scholar, and physician whose works, especially "The Guide for the Perplexed," profoundly shaped Jewish thought and influenced later rationalist philosophers.
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D.
Rumi
Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic whose spiritually profound and lyrical works have made him one of the most beloved poets in world literature.
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E.
Al-Khalil
Al-Khalil is the Arabic name for the city of Hebron in the West Bank, a historically significant and religiously important city revered in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theologian
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Persian scholar ⓘ Sufi mystic ⓘ Sunni Muslim ⓘ jurist ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Algazel
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Hujjat al-Islam ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Khorasan
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Persia ⓘ Tus ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1058 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tus ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1111 ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni ⓘ |
| employer |
Nizamiyya of Baghdad
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surface form:
Nizamiyya Madrasa in Baghdad
|
| era |
11th century
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12th century ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ mysticism ⓘ |
| fullName |
al‑Ghazali
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali
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| influenced |
Christian scholasticism
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Islamic theology ⓘ Sufism ⓘ Sunni jurisprudence ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| influencedBy |
Ash'ari
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surface form:
Al-Ash'ari
Al-Juwayni ⓘ Avicenna ⓘ Sufi tradition ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| legalSchool |
Shafi'i school
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surface form:
Shafi'i
|
| mainInterest |
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh)
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Islamic theology (kalam) ⓘ Sufism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Al-Maqasid al-Asna
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Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal ⓘ Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul ⓘ Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din ⓘ Kimiya-yi Sa'adat ⓘ Mishkat al-Anwar ⓘ Tahafut al-Falasifa ⓘ |
| occupation | professor at Nizamiyya of Baghdad ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
critic of Peripatetic philosophy
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defender of orthodox Sunni creed ⓘ |
| region | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| theologicalSchool | Ash'ari ⓘ |
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Subject: al‑Ghazali Description of subject: Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
Referenced by (46)
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