Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
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Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj was a 9th-century Persian Islamic scholar and hadith compiler, renowned as one of the foremost authorities in Sunni hadith literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2019532 — 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: Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj Context triple: [Sahih Muslim, author, Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj]
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A.
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf was a powerful and controversial Umayyad governor and military commander known for his administrative reforms and harsh rule over Iraq and the eastern provinces.
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B.
al-Harith al-Muhasibi
al-Harith al-Muhasibi was a 9th-century Muslim theologian and early Sufi master known for his influential writings on self-accountability, ethics, and spiritual psychology in Islamic mysticism.
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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.
Abu Yusuf
Abu Yusuf was an influential 8th-century Islamic jurist and chief judge of the Abbasid Caliphate, renowned as a leading disciple of Abu Hanifa and a key architect of early Hanafi jurisprudence.
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E.
Muhammad al-Shaybani
Muhammad al-Shaybani was an influential early Islamic jurist and student of Abu Hanifa who played a key role in systematizing and transmitting Hanafi jurisprudence.
- 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: Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj Target entity description: Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj was a 9th-century Persian Islamic scholar and hadith compiler, renowned as one of the foremost authorities in Sunni hadith literature.
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A.
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf was a powerful and controversial Umayyad governor and military commander known for his administrative reforms and harsh rule over Iraq and the eastern provinces.
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B.
al-Harith al-Muhasibi
al-Harith al-Muhasibi was a 9th-century Muslim theologian and early Sufi master known for his influential writings on self-accountability, ethics, and spiritual psychology in Islamic mysticism.
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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.
Abu Yusuf
Abu Yusuf was an influential 8th-century Islamic jurist and chief judge of the Abbasid Caliphate, renowned as a leading disciple of Abu Hanifa and a key architect of early Hanafi jurisprudence.
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E.
Muhammad al-Shaybani
Muhammad al-Shaybani was an influential early Islamic jurist and student of Abu Hanifa who played a key role in systematizing and transmitting Hanafi jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
9th-century scholar
ⓘ
Islamic scholar ⓘ Persian person ⓘ Sunni scholar ⓘ hadith scholar ⓘ muhaddith ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Nishapur
ⓘ
linked to:
Neyshabur
|
| associatedWithRegion |
Khurasan
ⓘ
linked to:
Khorasan
|
| birthPlace |
Naysabur
ⓘ
Nishapur ⓘ
linked to:
Neyshabur
|
| canonicalStatusOfSahihMuslim | part of the Kutub al-Sittah ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of Sunni hadith canon ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Nishapur
ⓘ
linked to:
Neyshabur
|
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Persian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic sciences
ⓘ
hadith collection ⓘ hadith criticism ⓘ |
| fullName | Abu al-Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj ibn Muslim al-Qushayri al-Naysaburi ⓘ |
| genre | hadith collection ⓘ |
| givenName |
Muslim
ⓘ
linked to:
Muslims
|
| honorificTitle | Imam Muslim ⓘ |
| influenced | later Sunni hadith scholars ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Muhammad al-Bukhari ⓘ |
| kunya | Abu al-Husayn ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
hadith ⓘ |
| notability | one of the foremost authorities in Sunni hadith literature ⓘ |
| notableFor | rigorous criteria for hadith authenticity ⓘ |
| notableWork | Sahih Muslim ⓘ |
| profession |
hadith compiler
ⓘ
traditionist ⓘ |
| region |
Khurasan
ⓘ
linked to:
Khorasan
Nishapur ⓘ
linked to:
Neyshabur
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline |
Hadith sciences
ⓘ
Ilm al-rijal ⓘ Mustalah al-hadith ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Hadith
|
| religiousLawTradition | Sunni fiqh ⓘ |
| schoolTradition | Sunni hadith tradition ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Muhammad al-Bukhari ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century AH ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| workStatusOfSahihMuslim | considered one of the two most authentic Sunni hadith collections ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj Description of subject: Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj was a 9th-century Persian Islamic scholar and hadith compiler, renowned as one of the foremost authorities in Sunni hadith literature.
Referenced by (16)
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