Ibrahim ibn Yaqub al-Sijistani
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Ibrahim ibn Yaqub al-Sijistani was a 10th-century Islamic philosopher and theologian known for his influential works in Ismaili thought and Neoplatonic metaphysics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ibrahim ibn Yaqub al-Sijistani canonical | 1 |
| al-Sijistānī | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9365620 — 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: Ibrahim ibn Yaqub al-Sijistani Context triple: [Sijistan, producedScholar, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub al-Sijistani]
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A.
Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini
Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini was a prominent 10th-century Islamic theologian and Shafi'i jurist known for his influential role in the development of Ash'ari kalam.
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B.
Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Sarakhsi
Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Sarakhsi was an 11th-century Hanafi jurist and theologian from Transoxiana, renowned as one of the foremost authorities in Islamic jurisprudence.
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C.
Abu Nasr ibn al-Sabbagh
Abu Nasr ibn al-Sabbagh was a prominent medieval Islamic scholar and jurist associated with the renowned Nizamiyya of Baghdad.
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D.
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.
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E.
Ibn Muqla
Ibn Muqla was a 10th-century Abbasid vizier and master calligrapher renowned for codifying the proportional rules that shaped classical Arabic scripts, especially Naskh.
- 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: Ibrahim ibn Yaqub al-Sijistani Target entity description: Ibrahim ibn Yaqub al-Sijistani was a 10th-century Islamic philosopher and theologian known for his influential works in Ismaili thought and Neoplatonic metaphysics.
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A.
Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini
Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini was a prominent 10th-century Islamic theologian and Shafi'i jurist known for his influential role in the development of Ash'ari kalam.
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B.
Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Sarakhsi
Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Sarakhsi was an 11th-century Hanafi jurist and theologian from Transoxiana, renowned as one of the foremost authorities in Islamic jurisprudence.
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C.
Abu Nasr ibn al-Sabbagh
Abu Nasr ibn al-Sabbagh was a prominent medieval Islamic scholar and jurist associated with the renowned Nizamiyya of Baghdad.
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D.
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.
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E.
Ibn Muqla
Ibn Muqla was a 10th-century Abbasid vizier and master calligrapher renowned for codifying the proportional rules that shaped classical Arabic scripts, especially Naskh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic philosopher
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Ismaili thinker ⓘ Neoplatonic philosopher ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 10th century ⓘ |
| denomination |
Ismaili Islam
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linked to:
Ismaili Shia
|
| era | Medieval Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| field |
metaphysics
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philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic metaphysical thought
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later Ismaili philosophers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ismaili doctrinal traditions
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Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ismaili theology
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Neoplatonic metaphysics ⓘ integration of Greek philosophy into Islamic thought ⓘ |
| movement |
Ismaili thought
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linked to:
Ismaili Neoplatonism
|
| notableFor |
systematic treatment of Ismaili cosmology
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use of philosophical reasoning in theology ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| region | Islamic world ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ibrahim ibn Yaqub al-Sijistani Description of subject: Ibrahim ibn Yaqub al-Sijistani was a 10th-century Islamic philosopher and theologian known for his influential works in Ismaili thought and Neoplatonic metaphysics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ibrahim ibn Yaqub al-Sijistani