Sahl al-Tustari
E182469
Sahl al-Tustari was a 9th-century Persian Sufi mystic and Qur’anic exegete known for his early formulations of mystical theology and profound influence on later Sufi thinkers.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sahl al-Tustari canonical | 11 |
| Abu Muhammad Sahl ibn Abd Allah al-Tustari | 2 |
| Abu Bakr al-Tustari | 1 |
| Sahl ibn Abd Allah al-Tustari | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1324270 — 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: Sahl al-Tustari Context triple: [al-Hallaj, influencedBy, Sahl al-Tustari]
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A.
Al‑Raghib al‑Isfahani
Al‑Raghib al‑Isfahani was an influential 11th-century Muslim scholar best known for his works on Qur’anic exegesis, Arabic lexicography, and ethical philosophy.
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B.
Al-Masudi
Al-Masudi was a 10th-century Arab historian and geographer, often called the "Herodotus of the Arabs" for his extensive historical and geographical writings.
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C.
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.
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D.
Ibn al-Qasim
Ibn al-Qasim was a prominent early Maliki jurist and key transmitter of Imam Malik’s legal opinions, whose teachings greatly shaped the development of Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
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E.
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.
- 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: Sahl al-Tustari Target entity description: Sahl al-Tustari was a 9th-century Persian Sufi mystic and Qur’anic exegete known for his early formulations of mystical theology and profound influence on later Sufi thinkers.
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A.
Al‑Raghib al‑Isfahani
Al‑Raghib al‑Isfahani was an influential 11th-century Muslim scholar best known for his works on Qur’anic exegesis, Arabic lexicography, and ethical philosophy.
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B.
Al-Masudi
Al-Masudi was a 10th-century Arab historian and geographer, often called the "Herodotus of the Arabs" for his extensive historical and geographical writings.
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C.
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.
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D.
Ibn al-Qasim
Ibn al-Qasim was a prominent early Maliki jurist and key transmitter of Imam Malik’s legal opinions, whose teachings greatly shaped the development of Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
9th-century scholar
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Muslim theologian ⓘ Persian person ⓘ Qur’anic exegete ⓘ Sufi mystic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Khurasani Sufi tradition
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early Basran Sufism ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 818 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Khuzestan
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Persia ⓘ Shushtar ⓘ Tustar ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 896 ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| doctrine |
asceticism and spiritual discipline
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emphasis on constant remembrance of God (dhikr) ⓘ emphasis on inner meanings of the Qur’an ⓘ |
| era | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Persian ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic spirituality
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Islamic theology ⓘ Qur’anic studies ⓘ |
| fullName |
Abu Muhammad Sahl ibn Abd Allah al-Tustari
ⓘ
linked to:
Sahl al-Tustari
|
| givenName | Sahl ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abd al-Karim al-Qushayri
ⓘ
linked to:
ʿAbd al-Karim ibn Hawazin al-Qushayri
al-Hallaj ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Hallaj
al-Qushayri ⓘ al-Sulami ⓘ later Sufi exegetes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early formulations of mystical theology in Islam
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influence on later Sufi metaphysics ⓘ one of the earliest Sufi Qur’anic commentaries ⓘ |
| kunya | Abu Muhammad ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Islamic mysticism
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Qur’anic exegesis ⓘ Sufism ⓘ |
| name | Sahl al-Tustari ⓘ |
| notableWork | Tafsir al-Tustari ⓘ |
| region |
Iran
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolOfThought | early Sufi mysticism ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Mansur al-Hallaj
ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Hallaj
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| tradition | Sunni Sufism ⓘ |
| view | stressed the role of divine light in the heart of the believer ⓘ |
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Referenced by (15)
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