Masail al-Jahiliyyah

E747392

Islamic theological treatise short treatise

Masail al-Jahiliyyah is a short theological treatise by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab that contrasts Islamic monotheism with the beliefs and practices of pre-Islamic “Age of Ignorance” Arabia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Masail al-Jahiliyyah canonical	1
Masa’il al-Jahiliyyah	1
Masā’il al-Jāhiliyyah	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8642387 — 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: Masail al-Jahiliyyah
Context triple: [Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, notableWork, Masail al-Jahiliyyah]

A. al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya
al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya is Ibn Arabi’s monumental multi-volume Sufi work that systematically explores Islamic mysticism, metaphysics, and spiritual practice.
B. 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.
C. al-Jawāb al-Kāfī
al-Jawāb al-Kāfī is a renowned Islamic treatise by Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah that addresses the spiritual and moral consequences of sin and the path to repentance.
D. Kitab al-Sab'in
Kitab al-Sab'in is a seminal alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, exploring theoretical and practical aspects of chemistry and transmutation.
E. 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.
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: Masail al-Jahiliyyah
Target entity description: Masail al-Jahiliyyah is a short theological treatise by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab that contrasts Islamic monotheism with the beliefs and practices of pre-Islamic “Age of Ignorance” Arabia.

A. al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya
al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya is Ibn Arabi’s monumental multi-volume Sufi work that systematically explores Islamic mysticism, metaphysics, and spiritual practice.
B. 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.
C. al-Jawāb al-Kāfī
al-Jawāb al-Kāfī is a renowned Islamic treatise by Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah that addresses the spiritual and moral consequences of sin and the path to repentance.
D. Kitab al-Sab'in
Kitab al-Sab'in is a seminal alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, exploring theoretical and practical aspects of chemistry and transmutation.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic theological treatise ⓘ short treatise ⓘ
aimsTo	clarify distinctions between Islamic guidance and pre-Islamic ignorance ⓘ
alternativeName	Masa’il al-Jahiliyyah ⓘ linked to: Masail al-Jahiliyyah
alternativeTransliteration	Masā’il al-Jāhiliyyah ⓘ linked to: Masail al-Jahiliyyah
associatedWithMovement	Wahhabism ⓘ
author	Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab ⓘ
circulatesIn	Salafi communities worldwide ⓘ
contrastsWith	beliefs of pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ practices of pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ
discusses	Tawhid al-rububiyyah ⓘ linked to: tawhid Tawhid al-uluhiyyah ⓘ imitation of non-Islamic customs ⓘ innovations in religion ⓘ shirk ⓘ
educationalRole	introductory text on Tawhid and Jahiliyyah ⓘ
emphasizes	exclusive worship of Allah ⓘ
focusesOn	differences between Islam and Jahiliyyah ⓘ
genre	Aqeedah text ⓘ polemical theology ⓘ
hasForm	short manual ⓘ
historicalContext	18th-century Najd ⓘ
influencedBy	Prophetic hadith on pre-Islamic practices ⓘ Quranic critique of Jahiliyyah ⓘ
intendedAudience	preachers and teachers ⓘ students of Islamic creed ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
mainTopic	Islamic monotheism ⓘ linked to: IslamicTheology Tawhid ⓘ linked to: tawhid
relatedTo	Kitab al-Tawhid ⓘ Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab’s reform movement ⓘ
religiousDomain	Islamic reform literature ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ
religiousPerspective	Hanbali-Salafi ⓘ linked to: Hanbali school
religiousTradition	Sunni Islam ⓘ
structure	list of issues distinguishing Islam from Jahiliyyah ⓘ
subjectOf	Islamic creed studies ⓘ Salafi theology curricula ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	anti-bid‘ah ⓘ anti-shirk ⓘ
titleLanguage	Arabic ⓘ
titleMeaning	Issues of the Age of Ignorance ⓘ
usedIn	introductory creed courses ⓘ traditional Islamic seminaries ⓘ
warnsAgainst	assimilating non-Islamic religious practices ⓘ returning to pre-Islamic customs ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab → notableWork → Masail al-Jahiliyyah ⓘ

Masail al-Jahiliyyah → alternativeName → Masa’il al-Jahiliyyah ⓘ

linked to: Masail al-Jahiliyyah

Masail al-Jahiliyyah → alternativeTransliteration → Masā’il al-Jāhiliyyah ⓘ