Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Hadith
E684590
Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Hadith is a comprehensive classical manual on the sciences and methodology of Hadith authentication and study in Islamic scholarship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Hadith canonical | 1 |
| Mustalah al-hadith | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7719744 — 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-Itqan fi Ulum al-Hadith Context triple: [Al-Suyuti, notableWork, Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Hadith]
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A.
Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr
Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr is a foundational Maliki jurisprudence manual that systematically presents and explains the school’s legal rulings and methodology.
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B.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
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C.
Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya
Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya was a prominent medieval Damascus institution specializing in the teaching and transmission of hadith, attracting leading Islamic scholars of its time.
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D.
Fath al-Bari
Fath al-Bari is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari, widely regarded as one of the most important works in Sunni Islamic scholarship.
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E.
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla is a theological and philosophical treatise by the Andalusian thinker Averroes in which he critically examines Islamic theological methods and defends a rationalist approach to understanding religious doctrine.
- 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-Itqan fi Ulum al-Hadith Target entity description: Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Hadith is a comprehensive classical manual on the sciences and methodology of Hadith authentication and study in Islamic scholarship.
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A.
Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr
Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr is a foundational Maliki jurisprudence manual that systematically presents and explains the school’s legal rulings and methodology.
-
B.
Umdat al-Qari
Umdat al-Qari is a major classical Islamic commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, authored by the Hanafi scholar Badr al-Din al-Ayni.
-
C.
Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya
Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya was a prominent medieval Damascus institution specializing in the teaching and transmission of hadith, attracting leading Islamic scholars of its time.
-
D.
Fath al-Bari
Fath al-Bari is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari, widely regarded as one of the most important works in Sunni Islamic scholarship.
-
E.
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla is a theological and philosophical treatise by the Andalusian thinker Averroes in which he critically examines Islamic theological methods and defends a rationalist approach to understanding religious doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic hadith studies book
ⓘ
classical Islamic manual ⓘ religious studies work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
educate students in hadith methodology
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provide criteria for authentic and weak reports ⓘ systematize principles of hadith criticism ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversPeriod | classical Islamic scholarship ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
categories of narrators
ⓘ
chains of transmission (isnad) ⓘ classification of hadith ⓘ conditions for accepting narrators ⓘ criteria for hadith authenticity ⓘ evaluation of hadith collections ⓘ methods of hadith transmission ⓘ terminology of hadith ⓘ textual criticism of hadith (matn) ⓘ weak and fabricated hadith ⓘ writing and recording of hadith ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
advanced students of Islamic sciences
ⓘ
specialists in hadith ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline |
Islamic studies
ⓘ
hadith studies ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose treatise ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Islamic legal theory support text
ⓘ
hadith terminology manual ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
Islamic scholarship
ⓘ
hadith sciences ⓘ methodology of hadith authentication ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
comprehensive manual on hadith sciences
ⓘ
reference work for hadith methodology ⓘ |
| hasStructure | topical chapters on various hadith sciences ⓘ |
| hasTitleInArabic | الإتقان في علوم الحديث NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
curricula of hadith studies
ⓘ
scholarly discussions on hadith authentication ⓘ |
| isCitedIn | later works on hadith sciences ⓘ |
| isConcernedWith |
preservation of prophetic traditions
ⓘ
verification of reports attributed to the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Islamic hadith sciences literature ⓘ |
| isReferencedAs |
Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Hadith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Itqān fī ʿUlūm al-Ḥadīth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
Islamic jurists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hadith scholars ⓘ students of hadith ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
hadith studies curricula
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traditional Islamic seminaries ⓘ |
| isWrittenIn | Arabic ⓘ |
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Subject: Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Hadith Description of subject: Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Hadith is a comprehensive classical manual on the sciences and methodology of Hadith authentication and study in Islamic scholarship.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Mustalah al-hadith