Risalat al-Ghufran
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Risalat al-Ghufran is a seminal 11th-century Arabic prose work by Al-Ma'arri that presents a satirical, imaginative journey through the afterlife, often compared to Dante’s Divine Comedy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Risalat al-Ghufran canonical | 2 |
| Risālat al-Ghufrān | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13298527 — 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: Risalat al-Ghufran Context triple: [Al-Ma'arri, notableWork, Risalat al-Ghufran]
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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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B.
Risalat al-Mustarshidin
Risalat al-Mustarshidin is a seminal early Sufi treatise by al-Harith al-Muhasibi that offers spiritual guidance on self-discipline, moral refinement, and the inner path to God.
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C.
Sharḥ al-Burda
Sharḥ al-Burda is a renowned Sufi commentary by the Moroccan scholar Ibn ‘Ajiba on Imam al-Būṣīrī’s famous devotional poem in praise of the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
al-Risala al-Qushayriyya is a foundational 11th-century Sufi treatise that systematically presents Sufi doctrines, ethics, and biographies of early mystics within an orthodox Islamic framework.
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E.
Risalat al-Huquq
Risalat al-Huquq is an early Islamic treatise that systematically outlines a comprehensive charter of rights and ethical duties toward God, oneself, and others, attributed to the fourth Shia Imam, Ali Zayn al-Abidin.
- 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: Risalat al-Ghufran Target entity description: Risalat al-Ghufran is a seminal 11th-century Arabic prose work by Al-Ma'arri that presents a satirical, imaginative journey through the afterlife, often compared to Dante’s Divine Comedy.
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A.
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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B.
Risalat al-Mustarshidin
Risalat al-Mustarshidin is a seminal early Sufi treatise by al-Harith al-Muhasibi that offers spiritual guidance on self-discipline, moral refinement, and the inner path to God.
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C.
Sharḥ al-Burda
Sharḥ al-Burda is a renowned Sufi commentary by the Moroccan scholar Ibn ‘Ajiba on Imam al-Būṣīrī’s famous devotional poem in praise of the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
al-Risala al-Qushayriyya is a foundational 11th-century Sufi treatise that systematically presents Sufi doctrines, ethics, and biographies of early mystics within an orthodox Islamic framework.
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E.
Risalat al-Huquq
Risalat al-Huquq is an early Islamic treatise that systematically outlines a comprehensive charter of rights and ethical duties toward God, oneself, and others, attributed to the fourth Shia Imam, Ali Zayn al-Abidin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic prose work
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afterlife vision narrative ⓘ literary work ⓘ religious satire ⓘ satirical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
questions of orthodoxy and heresy
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status of poets in the afterlife ⓘ |
| alternativeName | The Epistle of Forgiveness ⓘ |
| author | Al-Ma'arri ⓘ |
| authorName |
Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri
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linked to:
Al-Ma'arri
|
| comparedTo | Divine Comedy ⓘ |
| comparedToAuthor | Dante Alighieri ⓘ |
| contains |
imaginary dialogues with poets in paradise
ⓘ
visions of heaven ⓘ visions of hell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Islamic world ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Abbasid-era intellectual milieu ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 11th century ⓘ |
| genre |
adab literature
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prose ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Arabic literary criticism ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| literaryForm | epistolary work ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | classical Arabic literature ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | canonical text in classical Arabic prose studies ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
satirical inversion of orthodox expectations
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use of classical Arabic poetic citations ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
afterlife
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critique of religious hypocrisy ⓘ fate of poets and heretics ⓘ salvation and forgiveness ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | imaginary journey through the afterlife ⓘ |
| notableFor | early imaginative depiction of heaven and hell in Arabic literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| philosophicalAspect | skeptical view of dogma ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousImagery | Qur'anic eschatology ⓘ |
| setting |
afterlife
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heaven ⓘ hell ⓘ |
| significance |
important precursor to later visionary literature
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major work of medieval Arabic prose ⓘ |
| style |
highly allusive
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intertextual with the Qur'an and Arabic poetry ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Epistle of Forgiveness ⓘ |
| workOf |
Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri
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linked to:
Al-Ma'arri
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Subject: Risalat al-Ghufran Description of subject: Risalat al-Ghufran is a seminal 11th-century Arabic prose work by Al-Ma'arri that presents a satirical, imaginative journey through the afterlife, often compared to Dante’s Divine Comedy.
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