Risala fi al-tanjim
E516306
Risala fi al-tanjim is a scholarly treatise on astrology and astronomical principles by the renowned Persian polymath Nasir al-Din al-Tusi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Risala fi al-tanjim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5372305 — 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: Risala fi al-tanjim Context triple: [Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, notableWork, Risala fi al-tanjim]
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A.
Kitāb al-Manāẓir
Kitāb al-Manāẓir is Ibn al-Haytham’s foundational treatise on optics that systematically analyzes vision, light, and perception and profoundly influenced later Islamic and European science.
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B.
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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C.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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D.
Kitab al-Ilm
Kitab al-Ilm is the section of Sahih al-Bukhari devoted to prophetic teachings and rulings about knowledge, its virtues, and its proper transmission in Islam.
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E.
Al-Hawi
Al-Hawi is a monumental 10th-century medical encyclopedia by the Persian physician al-Razi, compiling and critically evaluating the medical knowledge of Greco-Roman, Indian, and earlier Islamic sources.
- 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: Risala fi al-tanjim Target entity description: Risala fi al-tanjim is a scholarly treatise on astrology and astronomical principles by the renowned Persian polymath Nasir al-Din al-Tusi.
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A.
Kitāb al-Manāẓir
Kitāb al-Manāẓir is Ibn al-Haytham’s foundational treatise on optics that systematically analyzes vision, light, and perception and profoundly influenced later Islamic and European science.
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B.
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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C.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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D.
Kitab al-Ilm
Kitab al-Ilm is the section of Sahih al-Bukhari devoted to prophetic teachings and rulings about knowledge, its virtues, and its proper transmission in Islam.
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E.
Al-Hawi
Al-Hawi is a monumental 10th-century medical encyclopedia by the Persian physician al-Razi, compiling and critically evaluating the medical knowledge of Greco-Roman, Indian, and earlier Islamic sources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astrological work
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astronomical treatise ⓘ scholarly treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify astronomical foundations of astrology
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systematize astrological knowledge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Persian scholarly tradition
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medieval Islamic science ⓘ |
| author | Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Islamic intellectual tradition ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| discipline |
mathematical sciences
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occult sciences ⓘ |
| discusses |
astronomical bases of astrological judgments
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relationship between celestial motions and terrestrial events ⓘ theoretical foundations of astrology ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic scholarly work
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scientific treatise ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Ilkhanid period
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linked to:
Mongol Ilkhanate
|
| influencedBy |
Ptolemaic astronomy
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linked to:
Ptolemaic system
earlier Islamic astrological literature ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
students of astrology
ⓘ
students of astronomy ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
astrology
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astronomical principles ⓘ astronomy ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of works by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ⓘ |
| period | 13th century ⓘ |
| region | Persia ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Treatise on Astrology ⓘ |
| tradition |
Islamic astrology
ⓘ
Islamic astronomy ⓘ |
| uses |
classical planetary theory
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geocentric cosmology ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Persian polymath ⓘ |
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Subject: Risala fi al-tanjim Description of subject: Risala fi al-tanjim is a scholarly treatise on astrology and astronomical principles by the renowned Persian polymath Nasir al-Din al-Tusi.
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