Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi
E161802
Islamic mystic
Muslim theologian
Persian scholar
Sufi philosopher
commentator on Ibn Arabi
metaphysician
Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi was a prominent 13th-century Persian Sufi philosopher and mystic, renowned for systematizing and elaborating the metaphysical teachings of Ibn Arabi.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi canonical | 18 |
| al-Qunawi | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1296310 — 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: Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi Context triple: [Ibn Arabi, influenced, Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi]
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A.
al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad
al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad is the authoritarian yet pleasure-seeking patriarch whose complex personality and family life anchor Naguib Mahfouz’s renowned Cairo Trilogy.
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B.
Abu-Muhammad Muslih al-Din bin Abdallah Shirazi
Abu-Muhammad Muslih al-Din bin Abdallah Shirazi, better known as Saadi, was a renowned 13th-century Persian poet and prose writer celebrated for his works "Bustan" and "Gulistan."
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C.
Burhan al-Din Muhaqqiq
Burhan al-Din Muhaqqiq was a prominent 13th-century Islamic scholar and Sufi master best known as one of the principal spiritual teachers of Jalal al-Din Rumi.
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D.
Sheikh Othman
Sheikh Othman is a district in the city of Aden in southern Yemen, historically part of the former British Colony of Aden.
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E.
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin was a central early Druze religious leader and theologian who helped shape and consolidate the community’s doctrines and identity.
- 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: Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi Target entity description: Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi was a prominent 13th-century Persian Sufi philosopher and mystic, renowned for systematizing and elaborating the metaphysical teachings of Ibn Arabi.
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A.
al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad
al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad is the authoritarian yet pleasure-seeking patriarch whose complex personality and family life anchor Naguib Mahfouz’s renowned Cairo Trilogy.
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B.
Abu-Muhammad Muslih al-Din bin Abdallah Shirazi
Abu-Muhammad Muslih al-Din bin Abdallah Shirazi, better known as Saadi, was a renowned 13th-century Persian poet and prose writer celebrated for his works "Bustan" and "Gulistan."
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C.
Burhan al-Din Muhaqqiq
Burhan al-Din Muhaqqiq was a prominent 13th-century Islamic scholar and Sufi master best known as one of the principal spiritual teachers of Jalal al-Din Rumi.
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D.
Sheikh Othman
Sheikh Othman is a district in the city of Aden in southern Yemen, historically part of the former British Colony of Aden.
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E.
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin was a central early Druze religious leader and theologian who helped shape and consolidate the community’s doctrines and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic mystic
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Muslim theologian ⓘ Persian scholar ⓘ Sufi philosopher ⓘ commentator on Ibn Arabi ⓘ metaphysician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Konya Sufi circles
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linked to:
Mevleviyya
Seljuk court in Konya ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Anatolia
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Qunya ⓘ |
| century | 13th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Seljuk Sultanate of Rum ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Konya
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Rum Seljuk Sultanate ⓘ
linked to:
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
|
| ethnicGroup | Persians ⓘ |
| familyName |
al-Qunawi
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linked to:
Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi
|
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic metaphysics
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Sufi gnosis ⓘ philosophical theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Sadr al-Din ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ibn Arabi ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
epistemology in Sufism
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interpretation of revelation ⓘ mystical experience ⓘ ontology ⓘ |
| movement |
Akbarian school
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school of Ibn Arabi ⓘ |
| name | Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing the school of wahdat al-wujud
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systematizing the metaphysical teachings of Ibn Arabi ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ijaz al-Bayan
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Miftah al-Ghayb ⓘ al-Fukuk ⓘ al-Nusus ⓘ |
| occupation |
Quran commentator
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Sufi master ⓘ philosopher ⓘ teacher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sufism ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Konya ⓘ |
| studentOf | Ibn Arabi ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Fakhr al-Din Iraqi
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Muayyid al-Din Jandi ⓘ Qutb al-Din Shirazi ⓘ Sa'id al-Din Farghani ⓘ
linked to:
Abd al-Razzaq al-Kashani
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi Description of subject: Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi was a prominent 13th-century Persian Sufi philosopher and mystic, renowned for systematizing and elaborating the metaphysical teachings of Ibn Arabi.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Muhyiddin Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Arabi al-Hatimi al-Ta’i
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influenced
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Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi
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linked to: Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi
linked to: Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi