Safinat-ul-Auliya
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Safinat-ul-Auliya is a Persian hagiographical work by Mughal prince Dara Shikoh that compiles biographies and spiritual teachings of prominent Sufi saints.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hasanat-ul-Arifin | 1 |
| Safinat-ul-Auliya canonical | 1 |
| Sakinat-ul-Auliya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4304061 — 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: Safinat-ul-Auliya Context triple: [Dara Shikoh, notableWork, Safinat-ul-Auliya]
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A.
Khudā-e Sukhan
Khudā-e Sukhan is an honorific title meaning "God of Poetry," traditionally bestowed upon the renowned Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir for his unmatched mastery of the art.
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B.
Al-Asma ul-Husna
Al-Asma ul-Husna refers to the 99 beautiful and perfect names of Allah in Islamic theology, each expressing a distinct divine attribute.
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C.
Al-Kamil
Al-Kamil was a 13th-century Ayyubid sultan of Egypt best known for negotiating the peaceful handover of Jerusalem to the Crusaders and for his diplomatic dealings with figures like Emperor Frederick II.
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D.
Zikr-e-Mir
Zikr-e-Mir is the autobiographical work of the renowned Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir, offering a vivid account of his life, times, and literary milieu in 18th-century India.
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E.
Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din
Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din was an honorific royal epithet signifying "Support of the World and the Faith," borne by the Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.
- 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: Safinat-ul-Auliya Target entity description: Safinat-ul-Auliya is a Persian hagiographical work by Mughal prince Dara Shikoh that compiles biographies and spiritual teachings of prominent Sufi saints.
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A.
Khudā-e Sukhan
Khudā-e Sukhan is an honorific title meaning "God of Poetry," traditionally bestowed upon the renowned Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir for his unmatched mastery of the art.
-
B.
Al-Asma ul-Husna
Al-Asma ul-Husna refers to the 99 beautiful and perfect names of Allah in Islamic theology, each expressing a distinct divine attribute.
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C.
Al-Kamil
Al-Kamil was a 13th-century Ayyubid sultan of Egypt best known for negotiating the peaceful handover of Jerusalem to the Crusaders and for his diplomatic dealings with figures like Emperor Frederick II.
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D.
Zikr-e-Mir
Zikr-e-Mir is the autobiographical work of the renowned Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir, offering a vivid account of his life, times, and literary milieu in 18th-century India.
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E.
Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din
Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din was an honorific royal epithet signifying "Support of the World and the Faith," borne by the Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian-language book
ⓘ
hagiographical work ⓘ |
| aim |
to document lives of Sufi saints
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to transmit Sufi spiritual teachings ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chishti order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qadiri order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Dara Shikoh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| compiler | Dara Shikoh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
biographies of Sufi saints
ⓘ
spiritual teachings of Sufi saints ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Indo-Persian literature ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic studies
ⓘ
mysticism studies ⓘ religious history ⓘ |
| focus |
ethical teachings in Sufism
ⓘ
mystical experiences of saints ⓘ spiritual lineages of Sufi saints ⓘ |
| genre |
Sufi literature
ⓘ
hagiography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of miracles
ⓘ
individual saint biographies ⓘ sayings of Sufi masters ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | source on Sufism in Mughal India ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Sufi tazkirahs ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Muslim intellectuals of the Mughal court
ⓘ
Sufi disciples ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic mysticism
ⓘ
Sufi saints ⓘ Sufism ⓘ |
| regionDescribed | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Hasanat-ul-Arifin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Majma-ul-Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakinat-ul-Auliya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sufism ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Sunni Sufi ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Mughal period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Ark of the Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference work on Sufi saints ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Mughal prince ⓘ |
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Subject: Safinat-ul-Auliya Description of subject: Safinat-ul-Auliya is a Persian hagiographical work by Mughal prince Dara Shikoh that compiles biographies and spiritual teachings of prominent Sufi saints.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sakinat-ul-Auliya
this entity surface form:
Hasanat-ul-Arifin