Ibn Batta al-Ukbari
E177399
Ibn Batta al-Ukbari was a prominent 10th-century Muslim jurist and theologian known for his significant contributions to Hanbali jurisprudence and traditionalist creed.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ibn Batta al-Ukbari canonical | 6 |
| Abu Abd Allah Ubayd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Batta al-Ukbari | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1324207 — 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 Batta al-Ukbari Context triple: [Hanbali school, influentialScholar, Ibn Batta al-Ukbari]
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A.
Ibn al-Jawzi
Ibn al-Jawzi was a prominent 12th-century Hanbali scholar, preacher, and prolific author from Baghdad, renowned for his works on theology, history, and spiritual exhortation in the Islamic world.
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B.
Ibn Sabin
Ibn Sabin was a 13th-century Andalusian Sufi philosopher and mystic known for his radical metaphysical ideas and contributions to Islamic philosophical thought.
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C.
Ibn Muqla
Ibn Muqla was a 10th-century Abbasid vizier and master calligrapher renowned for codifying the proportional rules that shaped classical Arabic scripts, especially Naskh.
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D.
Al-Rafi'i
Al-Rafi'i was a prominent medieval Islamic jurist and theologian renowned for his influential contributions to Shafi'i jurisprudence.
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E.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
- 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 Batta al-Ukbari Target entity description: Ibn Batta al-Ukbari was a prominent 10th-century Muslim jurist and theologian known for his significant contributions to Hanbali jurisprudence and traditionalist creed.
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A.
Ibn al-Jawzi
Ibn al-Jawzi was a prominent 12th-century Hanbali scholar, preacher, and prolific author from Baghdad, renowned for his works on theology, history, and spiritual exhortation in the Islamic world.
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B.
Ibn Sabin
Ibn Sabin was a 13th-century Andalusian Sufi philosopher and mystic known for his radical metaphysical ideas and contributions to Islamic philosophical thought.
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C.
Ibn Muqla
Ibn Muqla was a 10th-century Abbasid vizier and master calligrapher renowned for codifying the proportional rules that shaped classical Arabic scripts, especially Naskh.
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D.
Al-Rafi'i
Al-Rafi'i was a prominent medieval Islamic jurist and theologian renowned for his influential contributions to Shafi'i jurisprudence.
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E.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hanbali scholar
ⓘ
Muslim jurist ⓘ Sunni Muslim ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ukbara ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 10th century ⓘ |
| creed | Athari ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Ukbara ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| diedIn |
387 AH
ⓘ
997 CE ⓘ |
| doctrine |
affirmation of divine attributes without tashbih
ⓘ
rejection of kalam-based speculation ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Arab ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ hadith studies ⓘ |
| fullName |
Abu Abd Allah Ubayd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Batta al-Ukbari
ⓘ
linked to:
Ibn Batta al-Ukbari
|
| influencedBy |
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
ⓘ
Hanbali traditionalist scholars ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hanbali jurisprudence
ⓘ
hadith-based theology ⓘ traditionalist creed ⓘ |
| kunya | Abu Abd Allah ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy |
frequently cited by later Hanbali theologians
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important authority in later Hanbali creed literature ⓘ |
| legalTradition | textualism ⓘ |
| madhhab | Hanbali ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
aqidah
ⓘ
fiqh ⓘ hadith ⓘ |
| methodology | reliance on hadith and reports of the Salaf ⓘ |
| notableWork |
al-Ibāna al-kubrā
ⓘ
al-Ibāna al-ṣughrā ⓘ
linked to:
al-Ibāna al-kubrā
al-Sharḥ wa-l-ibāna ʿalā uṣūl al-sunna ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Jahmiyya
ⓘ
Muʿtazilism ⓘ
linked to:
Muʿtazilite theology
|
| placeOfOrigin | Ukbara ⓘ |
| region | Iraq ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolOfTheology | Hanbali traditionalism ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
Baghdad region
ⓘ
linked to:
Baghdad Governorate
Ukbara ⓘ |
| viewOnBidah | condemnation of religious innovation ⓘ |
| viewOnIman | faith consists of belief, speech, and action ⓘ |
| viewOnQuran |
Qurʾan is uncreated
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linked to:
Quran
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Input
Subject: Ibn Batta al-Ukbari Description of subject: Ibn Batta al-Ukbari was a prominent 10th-century Muslim jurist and theologian known for his significant contributions to Hanbali jurisprudence and traditionalist creed.
Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Ibn Batta al-Ukbari