Kitab al-Muhasaba
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Kitab al-Muhasaba is a foundational early Sufi treatise on spiritual self-examination, ethical discipline, and inner purification attributed to the theologian and mystic al-Harith al-Muhasibi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kitab al-Muhasaba canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7496615 — 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: Kitab al-Muhasaba Context triple: [al-Harith al-Muhasibi, notableWork, Kitab al-Muhasaba]
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Kitab al-Kharaj
Kitab al-Kharaj is a foundational early Islamic treatise on taxation, fiscal policy, and public finance that significantly influenced the development of Islamic economic and legal thought.
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B.
Kitab al-Tasrif
Kitab al-Tasrif is a landmark 30-volume medical encyclopedia by the Andalusian physician Al-Zahrawi, renowned especially for its influential surgical section and detailed illustrations of surgical instruments.
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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-Zakat
Kitab al-Zakat is the section of the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari that compiles prophetic traditions related to almsgiving, charity, and the rules of obligatory zakat in Islam.
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E.
Kitab al-Ibar
Kitab al-Ibar is a monumental 14th-century universal history by Ibn Khaldun, best known for its pioneering introduction, the Muqaddimah, which laid the foundations of modern historiography and sociology.
- 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: Kitab al-Muhasaba Target entity description: Kitab al-Muhasaba is a foundational early Sufi treatise on spiritual self-examination, ethical discipline, and inner purification attributed to the theologian and mystic al-Harith al-Muhasibi.
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A.
Kitab al-Kharaj
Kitab al-Kharaj is a foundational early Islamic treatise on taxation, fiscal policy, and public finance that significantly influenced the development of Islamic economic and legal thought.
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B.
Kitab al-Tasrif
Kitab al-Tasrif is a landmark 30-volume medical encyclopedia by the Andalusian physician Al-Zahrawi, renowned especially for its influential surgical section and detailed illustrations of surgical instruments.
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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-Zakat
Kitab al-Zakat is the section of the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari that compiles prophetic traditions related to almsgiving, charity, and the rules of obligatory zakat in Islam.
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E.
Kitab al-Ibar
Kitab al-Ibar is a monumental 14th-century universal history by Ibn Khaldun, best known for its pioneering introduction, the Muqaddimah, which laid the foundations of modern historiography and sociology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious text
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Sufi treatise ⓘ work of Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
guide Muslims in purifying the heart
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prepare the believer for meeting God ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Baghdad school of Sufism ⓘ |
| attributedTo | al-Harith al-Muhasibi ⓘ |
| author | al-Harith al-Muhasibi ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
accountability of the soul
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avoidance of sins ⓘ cultivation of virtuous character ⓘ fear of divine judgment ⓘ hidden dimensions of actions ⓘ self-reckoning (muhasaba) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
constant remembrance of God (dhikr)
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control of the tongue ⓘ fear of God (khawf) ⓘ hope in God (rajaʾ) ⓘ moral accountability before God ⓘ obedience to God ⓘ renunciation of worldly attachments ⓘ repentance (tawba) ⓘ scrutiny of intentions ⓘ sincerity (ikhlas) ⓘ vigilance over the heart ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic devotional literature
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Sufi ethics ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest systematic expositions of Sufi ethics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ihyaʾ ʿUlum al-Din
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linked to:
Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
al-Ghazali ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Ghazali
later Sufi manuals of conduct ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hadith
ⓘ
Qurʾan ⓘ
linked to:
Quran
early Muslim ascetics ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ascetic practice in Islam
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ethical discipline ⓘ inner purification ⓘ spiritual self-examination ⓘ |
| partOf | early classical Sufi literature ⓘ |
| period | early Abbasid era ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Sufism
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Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Sunni kalam context ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Book of Self-Examination
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linked to:
Cheshbon HaNefesh
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| uses |
Prophetic traditions as moral evidence
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Qurʾanic verses as ethical proofs ⓘ |
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Subject: Kitab al-Muhasaba Description of subject: Kitab al-Muhasaba is a foundational early Sufi treatise on spiritual self-examination, ethical discipline, and inner purification attributed to the theologian and mystic al-Harith al-Muhasibi.
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