qutb
E27191
In Sufism, a qutb is regarded as the spiritual pole or supreme saint who serves as the hidden axis of the world and the chief guide for other mystics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| qutb canonical | 3 |
| Qutb (spiritual pole) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T212978 — 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: qutb Context triple: [Sufism, hasRole, qutb]
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A.
Abdul Rahman Azzam
Abdul Rahman Azzam was an Egyptian diplomat, nationalist, and statesman best known for serving as the founding Secretary-General of the Arab League and advocating Arab unity in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
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C.
Muhammad
Muhammad is the 7th-century Arab religious, political, and social leader regarded by Muslims as the final prophet and messenger of God in Islam.
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D.
House of Hashim
The House of Hashim is the Hashemite royal dynasty that traces its lineage to the Prophet Muhammad and has ruled Jordan and other Arab territories in modern history.
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E.
al-Qaeda
al-Qaeda is a militant Islamist extremist organization known for orchestrating major terrorist attacks worldwide, including the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States.
- 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: qutb Target entity description: In Sufism, a qutb is regarded as the spiritual pole or supreme saint who serves as the hidden axis of the world and the chief guide for other mystics.
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A.
Abdul Rahman Azzam
Abdul Rahman Azzam was an Egyptian diplomat, nationalist, and statesman best known for serving as the founding Secretary-General of the Arab League and advocating Arab unity in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
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C.
Muhammad
Muhammad is the 7th-century Arab religious, political, and social leader regarded by Muslims as the final prophet and messenger of God in Islam.
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D.
House of Hashim
The House of Hashim is the Hashemite royal dynasty that traces its lineage to the Prophet Muhammad and has ruled Jordan and other Arab territories in modern history.
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E.
al-Qaeda
al-Qaeda is a militant Islamist extremist organization known for orchestrating major terrorist attacks worldwide, including the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic mystical term
ⓘ
Sufi concept ⓘ spiritual rank ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sufi sainthood
ⓘ
awliya ⓘ wali ⓘ |
| authorityType | spiritual authority ⓘ |
| comparedTo | axis mundi in comparative religion ⓘ |
| conceptualDomain |
Islamic metaphysics
ⓘ
Islamic spirituality ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ
linked to:
Islamic kalam
|
| cosmologicalFunction |
channel of divine grace to creation
ⓘ
maintains spiritual order of the world ⓘ |
| describedAs | cosmic spiritual pivot ⓘ |
| epistemicAccess |
known fully only to God in many teachings
ⓘ
sometimes known to select saints ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Sufi cosmological doctrines
ⓘ
Sufi hagiographical literature ⓘ |
| guides |
Sufi mystics
ⓘ
Sufi orders ⓘ
linked to:
Sufism
|
| hasMeaning |
axis
ⓘ
spiritual pole ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief guide for other mystics
ⓘ
hidden axis of the world ⓘ supreme saint ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Shia Sufism
ⓘ
Sunni Sufism ⓘ
linked to:
Sufism
|
| languageOfTerm | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Islamic esotericism
ⓘ
doctrine of sainthood hierarchy ⓘ |
| literalMeaning |
axis
ⓘ
pole ⓘ |
| number | typically one at any given time in many Sufi doctrines ⓘ |
| perceivedStatus |
recognized by advanced mystics
ⓘ
usually hidden from the public ⓘ |
| pluralForm | aqṭāb ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | highest rank of saints in many Sufi cosmologies ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
abdāl
ⓘ
aqṭāb ⓘ ghawth ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sufism ⓘ |
| temporalAspect | believed to exist in every age ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Sufis
ⓘ
linked to:
Sufism
followers of Sufi saints ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: qutb Description of subject: In Sufism, a qutb is regarded as the spiritual pole or supreme saint who serves as the hidden axis of the world and the chief guide for other mystics.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: qutb