al-Ibāna al-kubrā
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al-Ibāna al-kubrā is a major Sunni creedal work by the Hanbali scholar Ibn Batta al-Ukbari, outlining orthodox Islamic beliefs and refuting theological innovations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Ibāna al-kubrā canonical | 1 |
| al-Ibāna al-ṣughrā | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7506377 — 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-Ibāna al-kubrā Context triple: [Ibn Batta al-Ukbari, notableWork, al-Ibāna al-kubrā]
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A.
Umm al-Darda al-Kubra
Umm al-Darda al-Kubra was a prominent 7th-century Muslim jurist and hadith scholar of Damascus, renowned for her piety, legal expertise, and role as a respected female teacher of early Islamic scholars.
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B.
Dibba Al-Hisn
Dibba Al-Hisn is a small coastal town and exclave of the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, located on the Gulf of Oman near the border with Oman.
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C.
Qasr al-Bint
Qasr al-Bint is one of Petra’s most important and best-preserved free-standing temples, believed to have been a principal place of worship for the Nabataeans.
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D.
Baqa al-Gharbiyye
Baqa al-Gharbiyye is an Arab city in central Israel known for its mixed urban-rural character and location in the Wadi Ara region.
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E.
Qasr el-Ghueita
Qasr el-Ghueita is a well-preserved ancient Egyptian desert temple-fortress complex dating mainly to the Ptolemaic period, located in Egypt’s Western Desert.
- 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-Ibāna al-kubrā Target entity description: al-Ibāna al-kubrā is a major Sunni creedal work by the Hanbali scholar Ibn Batta al-Ukbari, outlining orthodox Islamic beliefs and refuting theological innovations.
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A.
Umm al-Darda al-Kubra
Umm al-Darda al-Kubra was a prominent 7th-century Muslim jurist and hadith scholar of Damascus, renowned for her piety, legal expertise, and role as a respected female teacher of early Islamic scholars.
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B.
Dibba Al-Hisn
Dibba Al-Hisn is a small coastal town and exclave of the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, located on the Gulf of Oman near the border with Oman.
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C.
Qasr al-Bint
Qasr al-Bint is one of Petra’s most important and best-preserved free-standing temples, believed to have been a principal place of worship for the Nabataeans.
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D.
Baqa al-Gharbiyye
Baqa al-Gharbiyye is an Arab city in central Israel known for its mixed urban-rural character and location in the Wadi Ara region.
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E.
Qasr el-Ghueita
Qasr el-Ghueita is a well-preserved ancient Egyptian desert temple-fortress complex dating mainly to the Ptolemaic period, located in Egypt’s Western Desert.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hanbali creed
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Islamic theological text ⓘ Sunni creedal work ⓘ |
| affirms |
Sunni understanding of God’s attributes
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beatific vision of God in the Hereafter ⓘ belief in angels ⓘ belief in divine decree (qadar) ⓘ belief in prophets ⓘ belief in the Last Day ⓘ following the Salaf (pious predecessors) ⓘ uncreatedness of the Qurʾān ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
define orthodox Sunni creed
ⓘ
protect common believers from deviant doctrines ⓘ |
| alternativeName | al-Ibāna ʿan sharīʿat al-firqa al-nājiyya (in some references) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Batta al-Ukbari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cites |
Hadith
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Qurʾān NERFINISHED ⓘ reports from early Salaf ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | al-Ibāna al-ṣughrā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Islamic creed (ʿaqīda)
ⓘ
orthodox Islamic beliefs ⓘ refutation of theological innovations (bidʿa) ⓘ |
| genre |
creed manual
ⓘ
polemical theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
early Hanbali tradition
ⓘ
teachings of Ahmad ibn Hanbal ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| madhhab | Hanbali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernStatus | edited and printed in contemporary editions ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejects |
Jahmite views
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Muʿtazilite theology NERFINISHED ⓘ extreme rationalist kalām ⓘ taʾwīl of divine attributes ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyReception | considered an important early Hanbali creed ⓘ |
| structure | topical arrangement of creed issues ⓘ |
| supports | literal affirmation of scriptural attributes without likening God to creation ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Athari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century CE
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4th century AH ⓘ |
| usedIn | Sunni theological education ⓘ |
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Subject: al-Ibāna al-kubrā Description of subject: al-Ibāna al-kubrā is a major Sunni creedal work by the Hanbali scholar Ibn Batta al-Ukbari, outlining orthodox Islamic beliefs and refuting theological innovations.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
al-Ibāna al-ṣughrā