Tadhkirat al-Awliya
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Tadhkirat al-Awliya is a classic Persian hagiographical work that compiles the lives, sayings, and spiritual teachings of early Sufi saints.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tadhkirat al-Awliya canonical | 3 |
| Abu Nuaym al-Isfahani’s Hilyat al-Awliya | 1 |
| Attar of Nishapur’s Tadhkirat al-Awliya | 1 |
| AwliyaInIslam | 1 |
| Khatm al-Awliya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6116126 — 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: Tadhkirat al-Awliya Context triple: [Farid ud-Din Attar, notableWork, Tadhkirat al-Awliya]
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A.
Safinat-ul-Auliya
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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B.
Khwadāy-Nāmag
Khwadāy-Nāmag is a lost Middle Persian historical and legendary chronicle of the Sasanian kings that served as a key source for later Persian works such as Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh.
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C.
Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin
Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin is an early theological and philosophical treatise by Raja Ram Mohan Roy that critiques idolatry and advocates monotheism and rational religion.
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D.
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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E.
Akhlaq-i Nasiri
Akhlaq-i Nasiri is a seminal 13th-century Persian treatise on ethics, politics, and household management that became one of the most influential works in Islamic philosophical and ethical thought.
- 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: Tadhkirat al-Awliya Target entity description: Tadhkirat al-Awliya is a classic Persian hagiographical work that compiles the lives, sayings, and spiritual teachings of early Sufi saints.
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A.
Safinat-ul-Auliya
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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B.
Khwadāy-Nāmag
Khwadāy-Nāmag is a lost Middle Persian historical and legendary chronicle of the Sasanian kings that served as a key source for later Persian works such as Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh.
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C.
Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin
Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin is an early theological and philosophical treatise by Raja Ram Mohan Roy that critiques idolatry and advocates monotheism and rational religion.
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D.
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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E.
Akhlaq-i Nasiri
Akhlaq-i Nasiri is a seminal 13th-century Persian treatise on ethics, politics, and household management that became one of the most influential works in Islamic philosophical and ethical thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian prose work
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Sufi biographical collection ⓘ hagiographical work ⓘ |
| aim |
edification of readers
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preservation of Sufi traditions ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sunni Sufi tradition ⓘ |
| audience |
Sufi practitioners
ⓘ
students of Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| author |
Farid al-Din Attar
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linked to:
Farid ud-Din Attar
|
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| contains |
biographies of early Sufis
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sayings of Sufi saints ⓘ spiritual teachings ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | classic of Persian Sufi literature ⓘ |
| focus |
ascetic practices
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ethical conduct ⓘ love of God ⓘ mystical experiences ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
ⓘ
hagiography ⓘ |
| influenced |
Persian mystical prose
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later Sufi literature ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic mysticism
ⓘ
Sufi saints ⓘ |
| notableFigureIncluded |
Bayazid Bastami
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Hasan al-Basri ⓘ Junayd of Baghdad ⓘ Mansur al-Hallaj ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Hallaj
Rabiʿa al-ʿAdawiyya ⓘ
linked to:
Rabia al‑Adawiyya
|
| originalScript | Persian alphabet ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Greater Iran ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline | tasawwuf ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sufism ⓘ |
| structure | arranged as individual saintly biographies ⓘ |
| theme |
detachment from the world
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repentance ⓘ saintly miracles ⓘ spiritual states and stations ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | early Islamic centuries ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Memorial of the Saints ⓘ |
| usedAs |
source for Sufi doctrine
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source for Sufi history ⓘ |
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Subject: Tadhkirat al-Awliya Description of subject: Tadhkirat al-Awliya is a classic Persian hagiographical work that compiles the lives, sayings, and spiritual teachings of early Sufi saints.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Tadhkirat al-Awliya