Shaykh al-Akbar
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Shaykh al-Akbar is the renowned honorific title of the influential Sufi mystic and philosopher Ibn Arabi, revered for his profound contributions to Islamic metaphysics and spirituality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shaykh al-Akbar canonical | 3 |
| al-Shaykh al-Akbar | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1296287 — 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: Shaykh al-Akbar Context triple: [Ibn Arabi, honorificTitle, Shaykh al-Akbar]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi
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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D.
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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E.
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."
- 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: Shaykh al-Akbar Target entity description: Shaykh al-Akbar is the renowned honorific title of the influential Sufi mystic and philosopher Ibn Arabi, revered for his profound contributions to Islamic metaphysics and spirituality.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi
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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D.
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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E.
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."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | honorific title ⓘ |
| appliedBy |
Sufi authors
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later Muslim scholars ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic metaphysics
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Islamic mysticism ⓘ Islamic philosophy ⓘ Sufism ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
marker of doctrinal influence
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symbol of supreme spiritual authority ⓘ |
| denotesStatus |
greatest spiritual master
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preeminent Sufi master ⓘ |
| epithetType |
Sufi title
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religious honorific ⓘ |
| fieldOfSignificance |
Sufi doctrine
ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| honorificDegree | superlative ⓘ |
| honorificFor |
Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi
ⓘ
linked to:
Ibn Arabi
Muhyī al-Dīn Ibn al-ʿArabī ⓘ
linked to:
Ibn Arabi
|
| honorificScope |
Islamic mysticism
ⓘ
Sufi tradition ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
Sufi metaphysics
ⓘ
gnosis in Islam ⓘ wahdat al-wujud ⓘ |
| meaning | The Greatest Master ⓘ |
| refersTo | Ibn Arabi ⓘ |
| regionOfUsage |
Islamic world
ⓘ
Muslim scholarly tradition ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | medieval Islamic period ⓘ |
| titleOf |
Islamic philosopher
ⓘ
Sufi metaphysician ⓘ Sufi mystic ⓘ |
| transliterationVariant |
Shaykh al-Akbar
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al-Shaykh al-Akbar ⓘ
linked to:
Shaykh al-Akbar
|
| usedFor |
Ibn al-Arabi
ⓘ
linked to:
Ibn Arabi
|
| usedIn |
Islamic biographical works
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Sufi literature ⓘ metaphysical treatises ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shaykh al-Akbar Description of subject: Shaykh al-Akbar is the renowned honorific title of the influential Sufi mystic and philosopher Ibn Arabi, revered for his profound contributions to Islamic metaphysics and spirituality.
Referenced by (6)
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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alsoKnownAs
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al-Shaykh al-Akbar
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linked to: Shaykh al-Akbar
Muhyiddin Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Arabi al-Hatimi al-Ta’i
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honorificTitle
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Shaykh al-Akbar
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linked to: Shaykh al-Akbar
linked to: Shaykh al-Akbar