Al-Duri
E944130
Al-Duri was a prominent early Islamic scholar and Qur’anic reciter best known as one of the principal transmitters of the canonical reading of Abu Amr ibn al-Ala.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11684340 — 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-Duri Context triple: [Abu Amr ibn al-Ala, qiraatTransmittedBy, Al-Duri]
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A.
Sunan al-Darqutni
Sunan al-Darqutni is a renowned hadith collection compiled by the 10th-century Islamic scholar Imam al-Darqutni, noted for its critical examination of hadith chains and texts.
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B.
Al-Bujairi
Al-Bujairi is a historic district in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, known for its restored traditional architecture, cultural attractions, and scenic views overlooking the Wadi Hanifah.
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C.
Al-Shuyukh
Al-Shuyukh is a Palestinian village located in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank.
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D.
Abu al-Ula
Abu al-Ula was a Muslim ruler in medieval Seville under whose authority the iconic Torre del Oro was constructed.
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E.
Ibn al-Qasim
Ibn al-Qasim was a prominent early Maliki jurist and key transmitter of Imam Malik’s legal opinions, whose teachings greatly shaped the development of Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
- 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-Duri Target entity description: Al-Duri was a prominent early Islamic scholar and Qur’anic reciter best known as one of the principal transmitters of the canonical reading of Abu Amr ibn al-Ala.
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A.
Sunan al-Darqutni
Sunan al-Darqutni is a renowned hadith collection compiled by the 10th-century Islamic scholar Imam al-Darqutni, noted for its critical examination of hadith chains and texts.
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B.
Al-Bujairi
Al-Bujairi is a historic district in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, known for its restored traditional architecture, cultural attractions, and scenic views overlooking the Wadi Hanifah.
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C.
Al-Shuyukh
Al-Shuyukh is a Palestinian village located in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank.
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D.
Abu al-Ula
Abu al-Ula was a Muslim ruler in medieval Seville under whose authority the iconic Torre del Oro was constructed.
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E.
Ibn al-Qasim
Ibn al-Qasim was a prominent early Maliki jurist and key transmitter of Imam Malik’s legal opinions, whose teachings greatly shaped the development of Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
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Qur’anic reciter ⓘ hadith transmitter ⓘ |
| activityLocation | Baghdad ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
qira’a of Abu ‘Amr
ⓘ
linked to:
Qirāʾat Abu Amr
qira’a of al-Kisa’i ⓘ
linked to:
Qira’at of Al-Kisa’i
|
| belongsTo | canonical Qur’anic readers ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Baghdad ⓘ |
| diedInCentury |
3rd century AH
ⓘ
9th century CE ⓘ |
| era | early Abbasid period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Qur’anic sciences
ⓘ
hadith ⓘ tajwid ⓘ |
| fullName |
Abu ‘Amr Hafs ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Duri
ⓘ
linked to:
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatusIn | science of the seven (and later ten) canonical Qur’anic readings ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Abu ‘Amr ⓘ |
| influence | later Qur’anic recitation traditions in the Muslim world ⓘ |
| influenced | students of Qur’anic recitation in Baghdad ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Hafs al-Duri
ⓘ
al-Duri ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Duri
|
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainOccupation |
Qur’anic recitation
ⓘ
teaching ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | works on qira’at and rijal literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a principal transmitter of the Qur’anic reading of Abu ‘Amr ibn al-‘Ala’
ⓘ
being one of the canonical transmitters (rawis) of the Qur’anic qira’at ⓘ |
| recitationStyle |
Duri ‘an Abi ‘Amr
ⓘ
Duri ‘an al-Kisa’i ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Kisāʾī
|
| region | Iraq ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role |
rawi of Abu ‘Amr’s qira’a
ⓘ
rawi of al-Kisa’i’s qira’a ⓘ |
| schoolTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| sourceType | classical Islamic biographical literature ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Abu ‘Amr ibn al-‘Ala’ (through intermediaries)
ⓘ
linked to:
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala
al-Kisa’i ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Kisāʾī
|
| transmissionChain |
is part of the isnad for the qira’a of Abu ‘Amr
ⓘ
is part of the isnad for the qira’a of al-Kisa’i ⓘ |
| transmissionType | oral transmission of Qur’anic recitation ⓘ |
| transmitterOf |
Qur’anic reading of Abu ‘Amr ibn al-‘Ala’
ⓘ
linked to:
Qirāʾat Abu Amr
Qur’anic reading of al-Kisa’i ⓘ
linked to:
Qira’at of Al-Kisa’i
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al-Duri Description of subject: Al-Duri was a prominent early Islamic scholar and Qur’anic reciter best known as one of the principal transmitters of the canonical reading of Abu Amr ibn al-Ala.
Referenced by (3)
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