Ibn al-Sunni
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Ibn al-Sunni was a medieval Muslim scholar and traditionist known for his works on hadith, particularly those related to prophetic medicine and devotional practices.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ibn al-Sunni canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13131935 — 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-Sunni Context triple: [Kitab al-Tibb al-Nabawi, genreIncludesWorkBy, Ibn al-Sunni]
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A.
Nasir al-Sunna
Nasir al-Sunna is an honorific title meaning "Defender/Supporter of the Prophetic Tradition," historically associated with the eminent Islamic jurist Al-Shafi'i.
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B.
Ibn al-Salah
Ibn al-Salah was a prominent 13th-century Kurdish Muslim hadith scholar and jurist best known for his foundational work "Muqaddimah Ibn al-Salah" on hadith sciences.
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ibn Idris
Ibn Idris is the patronymic of the influential early Islamic jurist and theologian Al-Shafi'i, founder of the Shafi'i school of Sunni law.
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Abu Musa al-Ashari
Abu Musa al-Ashari was a prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned for his piety, knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence, and role as a governor and military leader in the early Islamic state.
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E.
Al-Subki
Al-Subki is a prominent medieval Islamic scholar and jurist renowned for his influential contributions to Shafi'i jurisprudence and theology.
- 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-Sunni Target entity description: Ibn al-Sunni was a medieval Muslim scholar and traditionist known for his works on hadith, particularly those related to prophetic medicine and devotional practices.
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A.
Nasir al-Sunna
Nasir al-Sunna is an honorific title meaning "Defender/Supporter of the Prophetic Tradition," historically associated with the eminent Islamic jurist Al-Shafi'i.
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B.
Ibn al-Salah
Ibn al-Salah was a prominent 13th-century Kurdish Muslim hadith scholar and jurist best known for his foundational work "Muqaddimah Ibn al-Salah" on hadith sciences.
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C.
ibn Idris
Ibn Idris is the patronymic of the influential early Islamic jurist and theologian Al-Shafi'i, founder of the Shafi'i school of Sunni law.
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D.
Abu Musa al-Ashari
Abu Musa al-Ashari was a prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned for his piety, knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence, and role as a governor and military leader in the early Islamic state.
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E.
Al-Subki
Al-Subki is a prominent medieval Islamic scholar and jurist renowned for his influential contributions to Shafi'i jurisprudence and theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim scholar
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author ⓘ hadith scholar ⓘ traditionist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic devotional literature
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prophetic medicine literature ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
codification of devotional hadith
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codification of prophetic medical practices ⓘ |
| culturalContext | classical Sunni scholarship ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | medieval Islamic period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
devotional practices
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hadith studies ⓘ prophetic medicine ⓘ prophetic traditions ⓘ |
| fullName | Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn al-Sunni ⓘ |
| genre | hadith collection ⓘ |
| hasReligionRole | preserver of prophetic traditions ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
hadith on healing and remedies
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hadith on remembrance of God (dhikr) ⓘ hadith on supplications (duʿa) ⓘ practical religious conduct ⓘ |
| inAcademicDiscourse |
studied in the context of Islamic devotional manuals
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studied in the context of prophetic medicine ⓘ |
| influencedDomain |
Islamic devotional practice
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Islamic understandings of prophetic medicine ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compiling hadith related to prophetic medicine
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compiling hadith related to supplications and devotional acts ⓘ transmitting prophetic traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| nameInArabic | ابن السني ⓘ |
| notableWork |
a hadith collection on devotional practices
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a hadith collection on prophetic medicine ⓘ |
| occupation | muhaddith ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInIslamicSciences |
collector of hadith on practical daily life
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transmitter of reports on supplications and remembrances ⓘ |
| scholarlyReputation | reliable transmitter in devotional and practical hadith topics ⓘ |
| sourceType | primary source for later hadith scholars on devotional topics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| tradition | Sunni hadith tradition ⓘ |
| typeOfWriting | topical hadith compilations ⓘ |
| usedSources |
earlier hadith collections
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oral transmission chains (isnads) ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Ibn al-Sunni Description of subject: Ibn al-Sunni was a medieval Muslim scholar and traditionist known for his works on hadith, particularly those related to prophetic medicine and devotional practices.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
Kitab al-Tibb al-Nabawi (Prophetic medicine works)