Sayyid al-Taifa (Master of the Sufi community)
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Sayyid al-Taifa (Master of the Sufi community) is an honorific title denoting the preeminent spiritual authority and exemplar among early Sufi mystics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sayyid al-Taifa (Master of the Sufi community) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7546659 — 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: Sayyid al-Taifa (Master of the Sufi community) Context triple: [Junayd of Baghdad, honorific, Sayyid al-Taifa (Master of the Sufi community)]
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Sheikh Shams
Sheikh Shams is a central holy figure in Yazidism, often associated with the sun and revered as one of the key divine beings in the Yazidi religious tradition.
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B.
Shaykh al-Akbar
Shaykh al-Akbar is the renowned honorific title of the influential Sufi mystic and philosopher Ibn Arabi, revered for his profound contributions to Islamic metaphysics and spirituality.
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C.
Sheikh Farid
Sheikh Farid is a revered 12th–13th century Punjabi Sufi saint and poet whose verses are among the earliest included in the Sikh scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib.
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D.
Sheikh Ibada
Sheikh Ibada is a modern Egyptian village on the east bank of the Nile, known as the site of the ancient Greco-Roman city of Antinoopolis.
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E.
Sayyid al-Badawi
Sayyid al-Badawi is an Egyptian politician and businessman best known as a leading figure of the liberal Wafd Party and a prominent participant in post-2011 opposition coalitions.
- 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: Sayyid al-Taifa (Master of the Sufi community) Target entity description: Sayyid al-Taifa (Master of the Sufi community) is an honorific title denoting the preeminent spiritual authority and exemplar among early Sufi mystics.
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A.
Sheikh Shams
Sheikh Shams is a central holy figure in Yazidism, often associated with the sun and revered as one of the key divine beings in the Yazidi religious tradition.
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B.
Shaykh al-Akbar
Shaykh al-Akbar is the renowned honorific title of the influential Sufi mystic and philosopher Ibn Arabi, revered for his profound contributions to Islamic metaphysics and spirituality.
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C.
Sheikh Farid
Sheikh Farid is a revered 12th–13th century Punjabi Sufi saint and poet whose verses are among the earliest included in the Sikh scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib.
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D.
Sheikh Ibada
Sheikh Ibada is a modern Egyptian village on the east bank of the Nile, known as the site of the ancient Greco-Roman city of Antinoopolis.
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E.
Sayyid al-Badawi
Sayyid al-Badawi is an Egyptian politician and businessman best known as a leading figure of the liberal Wafd Party and a prominent participant in post-2011 opposition coalitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sufi title
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honorific title ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
leading Sufi shaykh
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preeminent Sufi master ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sufi spiritual hierarchy
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early Sufi tradition ⓘ |
| connotation |
leadership
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preeminence ⓘ sanctity ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Islamic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denotes |
exemplar among early Sufi mystics
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preeminent spiritual authority among Sufis ⓘ |
| domain |
Islamic spirituality
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Sufi orders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | Master of the Sufi community ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| refersTo |
chief Sufi among contemporaries
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head of a Sufi community ⓘ |
| roleInCommunity |
spiritual authority
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spiritual exemplar ⓘ |
| spiritualFunction |
embodying Sufi ideals
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guiding Sufi practitioners ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Sufi era ⓘ |
| typeOf |
Sufi leadership title
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religious honorific ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Islamic scholars of Sufism
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Sufi biographical literature ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic mysticism
NERFINISHED
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Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sayyid al-Taifa (Master of the Sufi community) Description of subject: Sayyid al-Taifa (Master of the Sufi community) is an honorific title denoting the preeminent spiritual authority and exemplar among early Sufi mystics.
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