al-Mabda’ wa’l-ma‘ad
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al-Mabda’ wa’l-ma‘ad is a major philosophical work by Mulla Sadra that systematically explores the metaphysical principles of origin and return in Islamic thought.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Mabdaʾ wa-l-maʿad | 2 |
| al-Mabdaʾ wa-l-maʿād | 1 |
| al-Mabda’ wa’l-ma‘ad canonical | 1 |
| principle of return (al-ma‘ad) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6569743 — 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: al-Mabda’ wa’l-ma‘ad Context triple: [Mulla Sadra, notableWork, al-Mabda’ wa’l-ma‘ad]
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A.
Kitab al-Sa‘ada
Kitab al-Sa‘ada is a philosophical treatise on ethics and human happiness by the medieval Persian thinker Ibn Miskawayh, exploring the cultivation of virtue and the soul’s perfection.
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B.
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal is a spiritual and intellectual autobiography by the Muslim theologian Al-Ghazali, in which he recounts his crisis of doubt and journey through philosophy, theology, and Sufism in search of certain knowledge.
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C.
Kitab al-Iman
Kitab al-Iman is the Book of Faith section in Sahih al-Bukhari, compiling prophetic traditions that define and explain the concept and components of Islamic faith (iman).
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D.
Badhl al-Majhud
Badhl al-Majhud is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sunan Abu Dawud, widely used in advanced Islamic studies.
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E.
Sidrat al-Muntaha
Sidrat al-Muntaha is, in Islamic tradition, the cosmic Lote Tree marking the utmost boundary of the heavens where the Prophet Muhammad’s ascension is believed to have culminated.
- 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: al-Mabda’ wa’l-ma‘ad Target entity description: al-Mabda’ wa’l-ma‘ad is a major philosophical work by Mulla Sadra that systematically explores the metaphysical principles of origin and return in Islamic thought.
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A.
Kitab al-Sa‘ada
Kitab al-Sa‘ada is a philosophical treatise on ethics and human happiness by the medieval Persian thinker Ibn Miskawayh, exploring the cultivation of virtue and the soul’s perfection.
-
B.
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal is a spiritual and intellectual autobiography by the Muslim theologian Al-Ghazali, in which he recounts his crisis of doubt and journey through philosophy, theology, and Sufism in search of certain knowledge.
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C.
Kitab al-Iman
Kitab al-Iman is the Book of Faith section in Sahih al-Bukhari, compiling prophetic traditions that define and explain the concept and components of Islamic faith (iman).
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D.
Badhl al-Majhud
Badhl al-Majhud is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sunan Abu Dawud, widely used in advanced Islamic studies.
-
E.
Sidrat al-Muntaha
Sidrat al-Muntaha is, in Islamic tradition, the cosmic Lote Tree marking the utmost boundary of the heavens where the Prophet Muhammad’s ascension is believed to have culminated.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic philosophical text
ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Safavid-era Iran
ⓘ
linked to:
Safavid Empire
Shiraz school of philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Mulla Sadra ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
afterlife
ⓘ
causality ⓘ creation ⓘ divine attributes ⓘ relationship between God and world ⓘ resurrection ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| developsConcept |
gradation of existence
ⓘ
primacy of existence ⓘ substantial motion ⓘ unity of being ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
origin of beings
ⓘ
principle of origin (al-mabda’) ⓘ principle of return (al-ma‘ad) ⓘ
linked to:
al-Mabda’ wa’l-ma‘ad
return of beings ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ibn Arabi
ⓘ
Ibn Sina ⓘ
linked to:
Avicenna
Qur’an ⓘ
linked to:
Quran
Suhrawardi ⓘ hadith literature ⓘ |
| integrates |
Illuminationist philosophy
ⓘ
Peripatetic philosophy ⓘ Qur’anic exegesis ⓘ Shi‘i theology ⓘ Sufi metaphysics ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Mulla Sadra’s major works ⓘ |
| philosophicalAim | systematic exposition of origin and return ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Sadrian philosophy ⓘ |
| regionOfReception |
Iran
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ broader Islamic world ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
al-Asfar al-arba‘a
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Asfar al-Arba‘a
al-Shawahid al-rububiyyah ⓘ
linked to:
al-Shawahid al-rububiyya
|
| subject |
cosmology
ⓘ
eschatology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ ontology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Safavid period
ⓘ
linked to:
Safavid Empire
|
| tradition |
Islamic philosophy
ⓘ
Transcendent Theosophy ⓘ |
| usedIn | seminary curricula in Shi‘i centers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: al-Mabda’ wa’l-ma‘ad Description of subject: al-Mabda’ wa’l-ma‘ad is a major philosophical work by Mulla Sadra that systematically explores the metaphysical principles of origin and return in Islamic thought.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: al-Mabda’ wa’l-ma‘ad
linked to: al-Mabda’ wa’l-ma‘ad
linked to: al-Mabda’ wa’l-ma‘ad
linked to: al-Mabda’ wa’l-ma‘ad