Ibn al-Khatib al-Razi
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Ibn al-Khatib al-Razi, better known as Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, was a prominent 12th-century Persian Sunni theologian, philosopher, and Qur’anic exegete associated with the Ash‘ari school.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ibn al-Khatib al-Razi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8878790 — 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: Ibn al-Khatib al-Razi Context triple: [Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, alsoKnownAs, Ibn al-Khatib al-Razi]
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A.
Ibn al-Jawzi
Ibn al-Jawzi was a prominent 12th-century Hanbali scholar, preacher, and prolific author from Baghdad, renowned for his works on theology, history, and spiritual exhortation in the Islamic world.
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B.
Ibn Abd al-Salam
Ibn Abd al-Salam was a prominent 13th-century Muslim jurist and theologian of the Shafi'i school, renowned for his scholarship, piety, and influential role in Islamic legal thought.
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C.
Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi
Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi was a Persian prince and trader traditionally credited as the founding ruler of the medieval Swahili city-state of Kilwa on the East African coast.
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D.
Ibn ‘Ajiba
Ibn ‘Ajiba was an 18th–19th century Moroccan Sufi scholar, Qur’anic commentator, and spiritual master known for integrating Shadhili mystical teachings with rigorous Islamic scholarship.
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E.
Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi
Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi was an influential 11th-century Shafi'i jurist and theologian, renowned for his legal writings and for shaping Sunni scholarship in Baghdad.
- 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: Ibn al-Khatib al-Razi Target entity description: Ibn al-Khatib al-Razi, better known as Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, was a prominent 12th-century Persian Sunni theologian, philosopher, and Qur’anic exegete associated with the Ash‘ari school.
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A.
Ibn al-Jawzi
Ibn al-Jawzi was a prominent 12th-century Hanbali scholar, preacher, and prolific author from Baghdad, renowned for his works on theology, history, and spiritual exhortation in the Islamic world.
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B.
Ibn Abd al-Salam
Ibn Abd al-Salam was a prominent 13th-century Muslim jurist and theologian of the Shafi'i school, renowned for his scholarship, piety, and influential role in Islamic legal thought.
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C.
Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi
Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi was a Persian prince and trader traditionally credited as the founding ruler of the medieval Swahili city-state of Kilwa on the East African coast.
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D.
Ibn ‘Ajiba
Ibn ‘Ajiba was an 18th–19th century Moroccan Sufi scholar, Qur’anic commentator, and spiritual master known for integrating Shadhili mystical teachings with rigorous Islamic scholarship.
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E.
Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi
Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi was an influential 11th-century Shafi'i jurist and theologian, renowned for his legal writings and for shaping Sunni scholarship in Baghdad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ash‘ari theologian
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Muslim theologian ⓘ Persian scholar ⓘ Qur’anic exegete ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Umar ibn al-Husayn al-Taymi al-Bakri al-Tabaristani al-Razi
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Fakhr al-Din al-Razi ⓘ Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī ⓘ
linked to:
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
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| birthPlace |
Persia
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Ray ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Herat
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Khurasan ⓘ
linked to:
Khorasan
|
| denomination | Ash‘ari ⓘ |
| era |
12th century
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Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Persian ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic philosophy
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Islamic theology ⓘ Qur’anic exegesis ⓘ kalam ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ usul al-fiqh ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Imam Fakhr al-Din
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linked to:
Fakhr al-Din
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| influenced |
later Ash‘ari theologians
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later Qur’anic exegetes ⓘ post-classical Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abu al-Hasan al-Ash‘ari
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linked to:
Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari
Falsafa tradition ⓘ Ibn Sina ⓘ
linked to:
Avicenna
al-Ghazali ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Ghazali
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| knownFor |
comprehensive Qur’anic commentary
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critical engagement with Avicennian philosophy ⓘ integration of philosophy and theology ⓘ systematization of Ash‘ari kalam ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| madhhab |
Shafi‘i
ⓘ
linked to:
Shafi'i school
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| notableWork |
Asas al-Taqdis
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linked to:
Asās al-Taqdīs
Mafatih al-Ghayb ⓘ
linked to:
Mafātīḥ al-Ghayb
Sharh al-Isharat wa-l-Tanbihat ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Isharat wa al-Tanbihat
Tafsir al-Kabir ⓘ
linked to:
Tafsīr al-Kabīr
al-Arba‘in fi usul al-din ⓘ
linked to:
al-Arbaʿīn fī Uṣūl al-Dīn
al-Mabahith al-Mashriqiyya ⓘ al-Mahsul fi ‘ilm usul al-fiqh ⓘ
linked to:
al-Maḥṣūl fī ʿIlm Uṣūl al-Fiqh
al-Matalib al-‘Aliya min al-‘ilm al-ilahi ⓘ
linked to:
al-Maṭālib al-ʿĀliya min al-ʿIlm al-Ilāhī
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| region | Greater Iran ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ibn al-Khatib al-Razi Description of subject: Ibn al-Khatib al-Razi, better known as Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, was a prominent 12th-century Persian Sunni theologian, philosopher, and Qur’anic exegete associated with the Ash‘ari school.
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