al-Kafi
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al-Kafi is one of the most important Shia hadith compilations, widely regarded as a foundational source of theology, law, and ethics in Twelver Shia Islam.
All labels observed (13)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T621587 — 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-Kafi Context triple: [Shia Islam, usesHadithCollections, al-Kafi]
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A.
Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
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B.
Mizab al-Rahmah
Mizab al-Rahmah is the gold-plated rainwater spout on the roof of the Kaaba in Mecca, directing water into the Hijr Ismail area below.
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C.
Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the 9th-century scholar Ibn Majah and widely used as a key source of prophetic traditions.
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Sunan al-Nasa’i
Sunan al-Nasa’i is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the scholar Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa’i and renowned for its relative rigor in authenticating prophetic traditions.
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E.
Ijma
Ijma is an Islamic legal principle referring to the consensus of qualified scholars on a religious or legal issue, serving as a source of Sharia alongside the Quran and Sunnah.
- 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-Kafi Target entity description: al-Kafi is one of the most important Shia hadith compilations, widely regarded as a foundational source of theology, law, and ethics in Twelver Shia Islam.
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A.
Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
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B.
Mizab al-Rahmah
Mizab al-Rahmah is the gold-plated rainwater spout on the roof of the Kaaba in Mecca, directing water into the Hijr Ismail area below.
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C.
Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the 9th-century scholar Ibn Majah and widely used as a key source of prophetic traditions.
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D.
Sunan al-Nasa’i
Sunan al-Nasa’i is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the scholar Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa’i and renowned for its relative rigor in authenticating prophetic traditions.
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E.
Ijma
Ijma is an Islamic legal principle referring to the consensus of qualified scholars on a religious or legal issue, serving as a source of Sharia alongside the Quran and Sunnah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious text
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Shia hadith compilation ⓘ hadith collection ⓘ |
| author | Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInTwelverShiism | highly authoritative ⓘ |
| compiler | Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni ⓘ |
| completedIn | 10th century ⓘ |
| contains |
narrations attributed to the Ahl al-Bayt
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narrations attributed to the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ narrations attributed to the Shia Imams ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 10th century ⓘ |
| evaluatedBy | Shia hadith scholars ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Imamate
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Islamic ethics ⓘ Islamic law ⓘ Quranic exegesis ⓘ Twelver Shia doctrine ⓘ morality ⓘ practical legal rulings ⓘ spirituality ⓘ virtues of the Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ |
| genre | hadith ⓘ |
| hadithCountApproximate | 16000 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
al-Kafi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Furu‘ al-Kafi
al-Kafi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rawdat al-Kafi
al-Kafi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Usul al-Kafi
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| influenced |
Shia legal methodology
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Shia theological discourse ⓘ later Shia hadith collections ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| organizedBy | topical chapters ⓘ |
| placeOfCompilation | Baghdad ⓘ |
| regardedAs | one of the Four Books of Shia hadith ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline |
Islamic ethics
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Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ hadith studies ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | foundational source in Twelver Shia Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Twelver Shia
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surface form:
Twelver Shia Islam
|
| sectarianContext | Twelver Shia ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
numerous commentaries
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scholarly studies ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Sufficient ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Shia jurists
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Shia seminarians ⓘ Shia theologians ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deriving Shia legal rulings
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teaching Shia ethics ⓘ teaching Shia theology ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 8 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: al-Kafi Description of subject: al-Kafi is one of the most important Shia hadith compilations, widely regarded as a foundational source of theology, law, and ethics in Twelver Shia Islam.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tahdhib al-Ahkam
this entity surface form:
al-Kafi by al-Hakim al-Shahid
this entity surface form:
Al-Kafi
this entity surface form:
Four Books of Shia hadith
this entity surface form:
Twelver Shia hadith canon
this entity surface form:
Al-Kafi
this entity surface form:
Al-Kafi
this entity surface form:
Kitab al-Kafi
this entity surface form:
Kitab al-Kafi
this entity surface form:
Furu‘ al-Kafi
this entity surface form:
al-Usul (principles section of al-Kafi)
this entity surface form:
al-Rawdah (miscellaneous section of al-Kafi)
this entity surface form:
al-Kafi (The Sufficient)