Masáʼil
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Masáʼil is the fifteenth month of the Baháʼí (Badíʻ) calendar, whose name signifies “questions” in Arabic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Masáʼil canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10113419 — 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: Masáʼil Context triple: [Badíʻ calendar, hasMonthName, Masáʼil]
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A.
Al-Masayel
Al-Masayel is a residential district located within Kuwait’s Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate.
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B.
Mashal
Mashal is the family name of Khaled Mashal, a prominent political leader of the Palestinian organization Hamas.
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C.
The Book of Beliefs and Opinions
The Book of Beliefs and Opinions is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological work by Saadia Gaon that systematically presents and defends rabbinic Judaism using rational argumentation.
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D.
Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
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E.
Usul al-Thalatha
Usul al-Thalatha is a short foundational Islamic treatise that explains the three essential principles every Muslim must know—knowledge of God, the Prophet Muhammad, and the religion of Islam—widely studied in Salafi and Hanbali circles.
- 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: Masáʼil Target entity description: Masáʼil is the fifteenth month of the Baháʼí (Badíʻ) calendar, whose name signifies “questions” in Arabic.
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A.
Al-Masayel
Al-Masayel is a residential district located within Kuwait’s Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate.
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B.
Mashal
Mashal is the family name of Khaled Mashal, a prominent political leader of the Palestinian organization Hamas.
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C.
The Book of Beliefs and Opinions
The Book of Beliefs and Opinions is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological work by Saadia Gaon that systematically presents and defends rabbinic Judaism using rational argumentation.
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D.
Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
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E.
Usul al-Thalatha
Usul al-Thalatha is a short foundational Islamic treatise that explains the three essential principles every Muslim must know—knowledge of God, the Prophet Muhammad, and the religion of Islam—widely studied in Salafi and Hanbali circles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
month of the Baháʼí calendar
ⓘ
religious time period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Masail ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | questions ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem |
Wondrous (Badíʻ) calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Badíʻ calendar
|
| calendarEra |
Baháʼí Era (B.E.)
ⓘ
linked to:
Baháʼí Era
|
| calendarType | solar ⓘ |
| definedBy |
Baháʼuʼlláh
ⓘ
linked to:
Bahá'u'lláh
|
| follows | Qawl ⓘ |
| hasDurationUnit | day ⓘ |
| hasFixedLength | true ⓘ |
| hasOrdinalNumber | fifteenth month ⓘ |
| hasScriptForm | مسائل ⓘ |
| hasYearlyRecurrence | yes ⓘ |
| isOneOfNineteenMonths | true ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | questions ⓘ |
| numberOfDays | 19 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Badíʻ calendar
ⓘ
Baháʼí calendar ⓘ
linked to:
Badíʻ calendar
|
| positionInCalendar | 15 ⓘ |
| precedes | Sharaf ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| usedByCommunity |
Baháʼís worldwide
ⓘ
linked to:
Bahá'ís worldwide
|
| usedInReligion |
Baháʼí Faith
ⓘ
linked to:
Baha'i Faith
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Masáʼil Description of subject: Masáʼil is the fifteenth month of the Baháʼí (Badíʻ) calendar, whose name signifies “questions” in Arabic.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.