Ilm al-rijal
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Ilm al-rijal is the Islamic scholarly discipline that critically evaluates the reliability and biographies of hadith transmitters to determine the authenticity of prophetic traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ilm al-rijal canonical | 1 |
| ʿIlm al-rijāl | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10689094 — 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: Ilm al-rijal Context triple: [Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, religiousDiscipline, Ilm al-rijal]
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A.
Nafahāt al-Uns
Nafahāt al-Uns is a celebrated biographical compendium of Sufi saints and mystics by the Persian poet and scholar Jami, notable for its rich accounts of spiritual lives and teachings.
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B.
Kitab al-Ilm
Kitab al-Ilm is the section of Sahih al-Bukhari devoted to prophetic teachings and rulings about knowledge, its virtues, and its proper transmission in Islam.
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C.
Awarif al-Ma'arif
Awarif al-Ma'arif is a seminal Sufi manual by Shihab al-Din Umar al-Suhrawardi that systematically outlines Sufi doctrine, ethics, and spiritual practice.
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D.
Lata’if al-Ma‘arif
Lata’if al-Ma‘arif is a renowned Islamic devotional and spiritual treatise that explores the virtues, meanings, and recommended acts of worship associated with the months and seasons of the Islamic year.
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E.
Ihsa al-Ulum
Ihsa al-Ulum is a seminal philosophical and scientific treatise by Al-Farabi that systematically classifies and surveys the various branches of knowledge in the Islamic intellectual tradition.
- 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: Ilm al-rijal Target entity description: Ilm al-rijal is the Islamic scholarly discipline that critically evaluates the reliability and biographies of hadith transmitters to determine the authenticity of prophetic traditions.
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A.
Nafahāt al-Uns
Nafahāt al-Uns is a celebrated biographical compendium of Sufi saints and mystics by the Persian poet and scholar Jami, notable for its rich accounts of spiritual lives and teachings.
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B.
Kitab al-Ilm
Kitab al-Ilm is the section of Sahih al-Bukhari devoted to prophetic teachings and rulings about knowledge, its virtues, and its proper transmission in Islam.
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C.
Awarif al-Ma'arif
Awarif al-Ma'arif is a seminal Sufi manual by Shihab al-Din Umar al-Suhrawardi that systematically outlines Sufi doctrine, ethics, and spiritual practice.
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D.
Lata’if al-Ma‘arif
Lata’if al-Ma‘arif is a renowned Islamic devotional and spiritual treatise that explores the virtues, meanings, and recommended acts of worship associated with the months and seasons of the Islamic year.
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E.
Ihsa al-Ulum
Ihsa al-Ulum is a seminal philosophical and scientific treatise by Al-Farabi that systematically classifies and surveys the various branches of knowledge in the Islamic intellectual tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholarly discipline
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biographical evaluation discipline ⓘ hadith science ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
determine authenticity of hadith chains
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evaluate reliability of hadith transmitters ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Shia hadith tradition
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Sunni hadith tradition ⓘ |
| classifies |
narrators as rejected
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narrators as trustworthy ⓘ narrators as unknown ⓘ narrators as weak ⓘ |
| developedIn | early Islamic centuries ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | matn criticism ⓘ |
| evaluates |
accuracy of narrators
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meeting and transmission links between narrators ⓘ memory of narrators ⓘ moral uprightness of narrators ⓘ sectarian affiliations of narrators ⓘ trustworthiness of narrators ⓘ |
| goal |
filter fabricated reports
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preserve authenticity of prophetic traditions ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | علم الرجال ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning | science of men ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
analysis of isnad continuity
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assessment of narrator contemporaneity ⓘ comparison of multiple transmission routes ⓘ |
| importantFor |
grading hadith as daif
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grading hadith as hasan ⓘ grading hadith as mawdu ⓘ grading hadith as sahih ⓘ |
| influences |
Islamic creed formulations
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Islamic legal rulings ⓘ historical reconstruction of early Islam ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf | ulum al-hadith ⓘ |
| relatedTo | mustalah al-hadith ⓘ |
| reliesOn |
biographical dictionaries
ⓘ
historical reports ⓘ scholarly judgments of earlier critics ⓘ |
| studies |
biographies of narrators
ⓘ
hadith transmitters ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic jurisprudence
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Islamic theology ⓘ
linked to:
IslamicTheology
hadith authentication ⓘ isnad criticism ⓘ |
| usesConcept | jarh wa taadil ⓘ |
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Subject: Ilm al-rijal Description of subject: Ilm al-rijal is the Islamic scholarly discipline that critically evaluates the reliability and biographies of hadith transmitters to determine the authenticity of prophetic traditions.
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