Abd al-Karim al-Jili
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Abd al-Karim al-Jili was a prominent 14th–15th century Sufi mystic and philosopher best known for his metaphysical work "Al-Insan al-Kamil" ("The Perfect Man"), which elaborates on and systematizes Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of divine unity and human perfection.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abd al-Karim al-Jili canonical | 6 |
| ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Jīlī | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1296313 — 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: Abd al-Karim al-Jili Context triple: [Ibn Arabi, influenced, Abd al-Karim al-Jili]
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Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Mustafa Abdul Jalil is a Libyan politician and former justice minister who became a leading figure of the opposition and head of the National Transitional Council during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
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Abdallah Menou
Abdallah Menou was a French general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras who converted to Islam during the French campaign in Egypt and served as a key military and administrative figure there.
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Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan is the fictional desert chieftain and romantic lead portrayed by Rudolph Valentino in the 1921 silent film "The Sheik."
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Awni Abd al-Hadi
Awni Abd al-Hadi was a prominent Palestinian Arab nationalist leader, lawyer, and politician who played a key role in early 20th-century anti-colonial and anti-Zionist movements in Palestine.
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Abdul Khalek Hassouna
Abdul Khalek Hassouna was an Egyptian diplomat who served as a long-time Secretary-General of the Arab League during the mid-20th century, playing a key role in regional Arab politics and diplomacy.
- 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: Abd al-Karim al-Jili
Target entity description: Abd al-Karim al-Jili was a prominent 14th–15th century Sufi mystic and philosopher best known for his metaphysical work "Al-Insan al-Kamil" ("The Perfect Man"), which elaborates on and systematizes Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of divine unity and human perfection.
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A.
Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Mustafa Abdul Jalil is a Libyan politician and former justice minister who became a leading figure of the opposition and head of the National Transitional Council during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
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B.
Abdallah Menou
Abdallah Menou was a French general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras who converted to Islam during the French campaign in Egypt and served as a key military and administrative figure there.
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C.
Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan is the fictional desert chieftain and romantic lead portrayed by Rudolph Valentino in the 1921 silent film "The Sheik."
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D.
Awni Abd al-Hadi
Awni Abd al-Hadi was a prominent Palestinian Arab nationalist leader, lawyer, and politician who played a key role in early 20th-century anti-colonial and anti-Zionist movements in Palestine.
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E.
Abdul Khalek Hassouna
Abdul Khalek Hassouna was an Egyptian diplomat who served as a long-time Secretary-General of the Arab League during the mid-20th century, playing a key role in regional Arab politics and diplomacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic philosopher
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Muslim theologian ⓘ Sufi mystic ⓘ author ⓘ metaphysician ⓘ |
| associatedWith | doctrine of wahdat al-wujud ⓘ |
| conceptualized |
the Perfect Man as the complete manifestation of divine names
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linked to:
Perfect Man (al-insan al-kamil)
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| doctrine |
Perfect Man
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hierarchy of spiritual realities ⓘ insan al-kamil ⓘ
linked to:
Perfect Man (al-insan al-kamil)
manifestation of divine names ⓘ unity of being ⓘ |
| era |
14th century
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15th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic metaphysics
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Islamic theology ⓘ Sufi metaphysics ⓘ mysticism ⓘ |
| genre |
Sufi treatise
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metaphysical treatise ⓘ |
| influenced |
North African Sufi scholars
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Ottoman-era Sufi thinkers ⓘ South Asian Sufi scholars ⓘ later Sufi metaphysicians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ibn Arabi ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Sufi psychology
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cosmology ⓘ divine unity ⓘ human perfection ⓘ ontology ⓘ spiritual anthropology ⓘ |
| movement | Sufism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Al-Insan al-Kamil
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linked to:
al-Jili's al-Insan al-Kamil
Al-Insan al-Kamil fi Maʿrifat al-Awakhir wa al-Awail ⓘ
linked to:
al-Jili's al-Insan al-Kamil
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| occupation |
religious thinker
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scholar of Sufism ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Akbari school
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linked to:
Akbarian school
School of Ibn Arabi ⓘ
linked to:
Andalusian Sufism
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| philosophicalTradition |
Islamic philosophy
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Sufi philosophy ⓘ |
| region | Islamic world ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
research on Ibn Arabi’s school
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studies in Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| systematized |
Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of divine unity
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Ibn Arabi’s teaching on human perfection ⓘ |
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Subject: Abd al-Karim al-Jili
Description of subject: Abd al-Karim al-Jili was a prominent 14th–15th century Sufi mystic and philosopher best known for his metaphysical work "Al-Insan al-Kamil" ("The Perfect Man"), which elaborates on and systematizes Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of divine unity and human perfection.
Referenced by (7)
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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Abd al-Karim al-Jili
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subject linked to:
Muhammadan Reality (al-haqiqa al-muhammadiyya)
linked to: Abd al-Karim al-Jili